The difference between Manager and Supervisor

When used as nouns, manager means a person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team, whereas supervisor means a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.


check bellow for the other definitions of Manager and Supervisor

  1. Manager as a noun (management):

    A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

  2. Manager as a noun (baseball):

    The head coach.

  3. Manager as a noun (music):

    An administrator, for a singer or group.

  4. Manager as a noun (computer software):

    A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

    Examples:

    "a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager"

  1. Supervisor as a noun (management):

    A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

  2. Supervisor as a noun:

    A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.

  3. Supervisor as a noun (US):

    In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

  4. Supervisor as a noun (computing):

    A process responsible for managing other processes.