noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/
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General-American:/ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/
General-American:[ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɚ]
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India, North:/mæːˈneː.dʒə(r)/
India, North:/ˈmæː.nə.dʒə(r)/
India, South:/ˈmæː.ne(ː).dʒə(r)/
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noun
Meaning 1
A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: management
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coach, handler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trainer
Narrower terms: baseball coach, baseball manager, basketball coach, conditioner, football coach, hockey coach, tennis coach, McGraw, John McGraw, John Joseph McGraw
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noun
Meaning 6
someone who controls resources and expenditures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: director, managing director
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: administrator, decision maker
Narrower terms: bank manager, district manager, manageress
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English manager From manage + -er.
Across languages
Translations
274 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
menaxher
— person whose job is to manage something
Albanian:
drejtor
— person whose job is to manage something
Arabic:
مُدِير
(mudīr)
— person whose job is to manage something
Arabic:
مُدِيرَة
(mudīra)
— person whose job is to manage something
Arabic:
مدير
(mudīr)
— person whose job is to manage something
Armenian:
կառավարիչ
(kaṙavaričʻ)
— person whose job is to manage something
Armenian:
մենեջեր
(meneǰer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Armenian:
ղեկավար
(ġekavar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Azerbaijani:
müdir
— person whose job is to manage something
Azerbaijani:
menecer
— person whose job is to manage something
Azerbaijani:
direktor
— person whose job is to manage something
Azerbaijani:
rəhbər
— person whose job is to manage something
Azerbaijani:
başçı
— person whose job is to manage something
Belarusian:
мэ́нэджэр
(ménedžer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Belarusian:
дырэ́ктар
(dyréktar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Belarusian:
кіраўні́к
(kirawník)
— person whose job is to manage something
Belarusian:
кіраўні́ца
(kirawníca)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bengali:
পরিচালক
(poricalok)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bengali:
ম্যানেজার
(mênejar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bulgarian:
ме́ниджър
(ménidžǎr)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bulgarian:
дире́ктор
(diréktor)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bulgarian:
ръководи́тел
(rǎkovodítel)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bulgarian:
ръководи́телка
(rǎkovodítelka)
— person whose job is to manage something
Burmese:
မန်နေဂျာ
(mannegya)
— person whose job is to manage something
Chechen:
менеджер
(menedžer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Chinese Mandarin:
經理 /经理
(jīnglǐ)
— person whose job is to manage something
Chinese Mandarin:
主管
(zhúguǎn)
— person whose job is to manage something
Chinese Mandarin:
主任
(zhǔrèn)
— person whose job is to manage something
Czech:
manažer
— person whose job is to manage something
Czech:
manažerka
— person whose job is to manage something
Czech:
správce
— person whose job is to manage something
Czech:
správkyně
— person whose job is to manage something
Czech:
ředitel
— person whose job is to manage something
Czech:
ředitelka
— person whose job is to manage something
Danish:
bestyrer
— person whose job is to manage something
Danish:
leder
— person whose job is to manage something
Danish:
chef
— person whose job is to manage something
Danish:
direktør
— person whose job is to manage something
Dutch:
directeur
— person whose job is to manage something
Dutch:
manager
— person whose job is to manage something
Esperanto:
manaĝisto
— person whose job is to manage something
Esperanto:
manaĝero
— person whose job is to manage something
Esperanto:
administranto
— person whose job is to manage something
Estonian:
juhataja
— person whose job is to manage something
Estonian:
juht
— person whose job is to manage something
Estonian:
direktor
— person whose job is to manage something
Finnish:
johtaja
— person whose job is to manage something
French:
directeur
— person whose job is to manage something
French:
gérant
— person whose job is to manage something
French:
manager
— person whose job is to manage something
French:
chef
— person whose job is to manage something
French:
responsable
— person whose job is to manage something
Galician:
xerente
— person whose job is to manage something
Georgian:
მენეჯერი
(meneǯeri)
— person whose job is to manage something
Georgian:
დირექტორი
(direkṭori)
— person whose job is to manage something
German:
Direktor
— person whose job is to manage something
German:
Direktorin
— person whose job is to manage something
German:
Manager
— person whose job is to manage something
German:
Managerin
— person whose job is to manage something
German:
Verwalter
— person whose job is to manage something
German:
Verwalterin
— person whose job is to manage something
Gothic:
𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰
(fauragaggja)
— person whose job is to manage something
Greek:
διευθυντής
(diefthyntís)
— person whose job is to manage something
Greek:
διευθύντρια
(diefthýntria)
— person whose job is to manage something
Greek:
μάνατζερ
(mánatzer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ancient Greek:
οἰκονόμος
(oikonómos)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hebrew:
מְנַהֵל
(menahél)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hindi:
प्रबंधक
(prabandhak)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hindi:
संचालक
(sañcālak)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hindi:
मैनेजर
(mainejar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hindi:
मुंतज़िम
(muntazim)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hindi:
मुंसरिम
(munsarim)
— person whose job is to manage something
Hungarian:
igazgató
— person whose job is to manage something
Hungarian:
vezető
— person whose job is to manage something
Hungarian:
menedzser
— person whose job is to manage something
Icelandic:
forstöðumaður
— person whose job is to manage something
Icelandic:
forstjóri
— person whose job is to manage something
Ido:
jeristo
— person whose job is to manage something
Indonesian:
manajer
— person whose job is to manage something
Irish:
bainisteoir
— person whose job is to manage something
Italian:
direttore
— person whose job is to manage something
Italian:
capo
— person whose job is to manage something
Italian:
responsabile
— person whose job is to manage something
Italian:
gestore
— person whose job is to manage something
Italian:
allenatore
— person whose job is to manage something
Japanese:
支配人
(shihainin)
— person whose job is to manage something
Japanese:
経営者
(keieisha)
— person whose job is to manage something
Japanese:
マネージャー
(manējā)
— person whose job is to manage something
Japanese:
管理者
(kanrisha)
— person whose job is to manage something
Japanese:
店長
(tenchō)
— person whose job is to manage something
Kazakh:
басқарушы
(basqaruşy)
— person whose job is to manage something
Kazakh:
меңгеруші
(meñgeruşı)
— person whose job is to manage something
Khmer:
ចាងហ្វាង
(caang vaang)
— person whose job is to manage something
Khmer:
ចាងវ៉ាង
(caang vaang)
— person whose job is to manage something
Korean:
관리자
(gwallija)
— person whose job is to manage something
Korean:
매니저
(maenijeo)
— person whose job is to manage something
Korean:
지배인
(jibaein)
— person whose job is to manage something
Korean:
경영자
(gyeong'yeongja)
— person whose job is to manage something
Northern Kurdish:
birêveber
— person whose job is to manage something
Northern Kurdish:
midûr
— person whose job is to manage something
Kyrgyz:
менеджер
(menedjer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Kyrgyz:
жетекчи
(jetekci)
— person whose job is to manage something
Kyrgyz:
директор
(direktor)
— person whose job is to manage something
Lao:
ຜູ້ຈັດການ
(phū chat kān)
— person whose job is to manage something
Latin:
procurator
— person whose job is to manage something
Latin:
prōmus
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
vadītājs
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
direktors
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
administrators
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
pārvaldnieks
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
vadītāja
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
direktore
— person whose job is to manage something
Latvian:
administratore
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
vadovas
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
valdytojas
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
vedėjas
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
direktorius
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
vadybininkas
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
vadovė
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
valdytoja
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
vedėja
— person whose job is to manage something
Lithuanian:
direktorė
— person whose job is to manage something
Macedonian:
менаџер
(menadžer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Macedonian:
менаџерка
(menadžerka)
— person whose job is to manage something
Malay:
pengurus
— person whose job is to manage something
Maltese:
meniġer
— person whose job is to manage something
Māori:
menetia
— person whose job is to manage something
Māori:
kaiwhakahaere
— person whose job is to manage something
Mongolian:
менежер
(menežer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Mongolian:
удирдагч
(udirdagč)
— person whose job is to manage something
Mongolian:
эрхлэгч
(erxlegč)
— person whose job is to manage something
Mongolian:
ᠮᠧᠨᠧᠵᠧᠷ
(mēnēǰēr)
— person whose job is to manage something
Mongolian:
ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠤᠭᠴᠢ
(uduriduɣči)
— person whose job is to manage something
Mongolian:
ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ
(erkilegči)
— person whose job is to manage something
Norman:
gérant
— person whose job is to manage something
Norman:
mênagi
— person whose job is to manage something
Norwegian Bokmål:
leder
— person whose job is to manage something
Norwegian Bokmål:
bestyrer
— person whose job is to manage something
Norwegian Bokmål:
direktør
— person whose job is to manage something
Pashto:
مدیر
(mudir)
— person whose job is to manage something
Pashto:
منتظم
(montazam)
— person whose job is to manage something
Dari:
مُدِیر
(mudīr)
— person whose job is to manage something
Dari:
رَهْبَر
(rahbar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Iranian Persian:
مُدیر
(modir)
— person whose job is to manage something
Iranian Persian:
رَهْبَر
(rahbar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
kierownik
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
kierowniczka
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
menedżer
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
menedżerka
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
menadżer
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
menadżerka
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
manager
— person whose job is to manage something
Polish:
managerka
— person whose job is to manage something
Portuguese:
gerente
— person whose job is to manage something
Portuguese:
gerenciador
— person whose job is to manage something
Portuguese:
chefe
— person whose job is to manage something
Romanian:
director
— person whose job is to manage something
Romanian:
șef
— person whose job is to manage something
Romanian:
manager
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
ме́неджер
(mɛ́nɛdžer, ménɛdžer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
дире́ктор
(diréktor)
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
директри́са
(direktrísa)
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
управля́ющий
(upravljájuščij)
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
управля́ющая
(upravljájuščaja)
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
руководи́тель
(rukovodítelʹ)
— person whose job is to manage something
Russian:
руководи́тельница
(rukovodítelʹnica)
— person whose job is to manage something
Scottish Gaelic:
grèidhear
— person whose job is to manage something
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-stiùiridh
— person whose job is to manage something
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-riaghlaidh
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
по̏словођа
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
мѐнаџер
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
мѐнеџер
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
дѝректор
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
руково̀дилац
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍslovođa
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
mènadžer
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
mènedžer
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
dìrektor
— person whose job is to manage something
Serbo-Croatian:
rukovòdilac
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovak:
manažér
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovak:
manažérka
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovak:
správca
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovak:
správkyňa
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovak:
riaditeľ
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovak:
riaditeľka
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovene:
direktor
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovene:
direktorica
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovene:
upravitelj
— person whose job is to manage something
Slovene:
upraviteljica
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
director
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
gerente
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
gestor
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
jefe
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
mánager
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
mánacher
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
mánayer
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
mániyer
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
mániye
— person whose job is to manage something
Spanish:
ecónomo
— person whose job is to manage something
Swahili:
meneja
— person whose job is to manage something
Swedish:
direktör
— person whose job is to manage something
Tajik:
мудир
(mudir)
— person whose job is to manage something
Tajik:
менеҷер
(menejer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Tajik:
директор
(direktor)
— person whose job is to manage something
Tajik:
раҳбар
(rahbar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Telugu:
నిర్వాహకుడు
(nirvāhakuḍu)
— person whose job is to manage something
Thai:
ผู้จัดการ
(pûu-jàt-gaan)
— person whose job is to manage something
Tok Pisin:
menesa
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkish:
müdür
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkish:
yönetici
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkish:
menajer
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkish:
idareci
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkmen:
müdir
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkmen:
beýemçi
— person whose job is to manage something
Turkmen:
direktor
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
ме́неджер
(ménedžer)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
дире́ктор
(dyréktor)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
керівни́к
(kerivnýk)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
керівни́ця
(kerivnýcja)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
ме́неджерка
(ménedžerka)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
дире́кторка
(dyréktorka)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
керу́ючий
(kerújučyj)
— person whose job is to manage something
Ukrainian:
керу́юча
(kerújuča)
— person whose job is to manage something
Urdu:
مَینیجَر
(mainejar)
— person whose job is to manage something
Urdu:
مُنْتَظِم
(muntazim)
— person whose job is to manage something
Urdu:
مُدِیر
(mudīr)
— person whose job is to manage something
Urdu:
مُنْصَرِم
(munsarim)
— person whose job is to manage something
Urdu:
پَرَبَنْدَھک
(parabandhak)
— person whose job is to manage something
Uyghur:
باشقۇرغۇچى
(bashqurghuchi)
— person whose job is to manage something
Uyghur:
دىرېكتور
(dirëktor)
— person whose job is to manage something
Uyghur:
مۇدىر
(mudir)
— person whose job is to manage something
Uzbek:
boshqaruvchi
— person whose job is to manage something
Uzbek:
menejer
— person whose job is to manage something
Uzbek:
rahbar
— person whose job is to manage something
Uzbek:
mudir
— person whose job is to manage something
Uzbek:
direktor
— person whose job is to manage something
Vietnamese:
người quản lý
— person whose job is to manage something
Welsh:
rheolwr
— person whose job is to manage something
Welsh:
goruchwyliwr
— person whose job is to manage something
Welsh:
trefnwr
— person whose job is to manage something
Yiddish:
פֿאַרוואַלטער
(farvalter)
— person whose job is to manage something
Bulgarian:
ме́ниджър
(ménidžǎr)
— administrator, for a singer or group
Bulgarian:
импреса́рио
(impresário)
— administrator, for a singer or group
Danish:
promotor
— administrator, for a singer or group
Dutch:
manager
— administrator, for a singer or group
Dutch:
impresario
— administrator, for a singer or group
Finnish:
manageri
— administrator, for a singer or group
Greek:
καλλιτεχνικός πράκτορας
(kallitechnikós práktoras)
— administrator, for a singer or group
Ancient Greek:
οἰκονόμος
(oikonómos)
— administrator, for a singer or group
Italian:
impresario
— administrator, for a singer or group
Malay:
pengurus
— administrator, for a singer or group
Norwegian Bokmål:
manager
— administrator, for a singer or group
Norwegian Bokmål:
impressario
— administrator, for a singer or group
Polish:
menedżer
— administrator, for a singer or group
Polish:
menedżerka
— administrator, for a singer or group
Polish:
menadżer
— administrator, for a singer or group
Polish:
menadżerka
— administrator, for a singer or group
Polish:
manager
— administrator, for a singer or group
Polish:
managerka
— administrator, for a singer or group
Portuguese:
empresário
— administrator, for a singer or group
Romanian:
impresar
— administrator, for a singer or group
Romanian:
manager
— administrator, for a singer or group
Russian:
импреса́рио
(impresário)
— administrator, for a singer or group
Swahili:
meneja
— administrator, for a singer or group
Chinese Mandarin:
管理器
(guǎnlǐqì)
— in computer software
Dutch:
beheer
— in computer software
Finnish:
hallinta
— in computer software
French:
gestionnaire
— in computer software
Greek:
διαχειριστής
(diacheiristís)
— in computer software
Italian:
gestore
— in computer software
Malay:
pengurus
— in computer software
Polish:
menadżer
— in computer software
Russian:
ме́неджер
(mɛ́nɛdžer, ménɛdžer)
— in computer software
Ukrainian:
менеджер
(menedžer)
— in computer software