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manager

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈmæn.ə.dʒəɹ/
  • General-American: [ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɚ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • India, North: /mæːˈneː.dʒə(r)/
  • India, North: /ˈmæː.nə.dʒə(r)/
  • India, South: /ˈmæː.ne(ː).dʒə(r)/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N AH0 JH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M AE1 N IH0 JH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: administrator, boss, chief, controller, comptroller, foreman, head, head man, overseer, organizer, superintendent, supervisor

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The head coach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An administrator, for a singer or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Examples

  • a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

(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

6

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
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