supervisor

«supervisor» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to watch over other people and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a supervisor, supervisors)

meaning for a pupil

1) A supervisor is a person whose job is to watch over other people and their work, and make sure things are done right and safely. tree →

2) At school, a supervisor can be an adult who watches children at lunch, in the playground or during an exam. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, a supervisor is the boss of a small team in a shop, factory or office. In safety lessons, children are told to stay where a supervisor or adult can see them, and to tell a lunchtime supervisor or teacher if someone is hurt. Phrases: «lunchtime supervisor», «talk to your supervisor», «under supervision».

examples

• Tell the lunchtime supervisor if you feel sick. tree →
• The supervisor checked that everyone had a helmet on. tree →
• Mum is a supervisor at the supermarket. tree →
• Swimming is only allowed when a supervisor is watching. tree →
• The exam supervisor said, «Pens down.» tree →
• Ask the supervisor before you leave the playground. tree →
• The workers told their supervisor about the broken machine. tree →
• A supervisor looks after the team. tree →

note

Countable. Spelling: supervisor ends in -or, not «-er». Related: «supervise» (verb) and «supervision» (noun). «Adult supervision required» on a toy or game means a grown-up must watch.

In the corpora

• If you spill a drink, you tell a lunch supervisor and help clean it up, because wet floors make people slip.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «supervisor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.