manager

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See also: Manager and mánager

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

manage +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.ə.d͡ʒɚ/, [ˈmeən.ə.d͡ʒɚ]
    • (file)
  • Hyphenation: man‧a‧ger

Noun[edit]

manager (plural managers)

  1. (management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
    Synonyms: administrator, boss, chief, controller, comptroller, foreman, head, head man, overseer, organizer, superintendent, supervisor
    • 2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport[1]:
      And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.
  2. (baseball, soccer) The head coach.
  3. (music) An administrator, for a singer or group. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  4. (software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English manager.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.nə.dʒər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧na‧ger

Noun[edit]

manager m (plural managers, diminutive managertje n)

  1. A manager, someone in management.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English manager.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.na.dʒɛʁ/, /ma.na.dʒœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

manager m (plural managers)

  1. (sports, Europe) manager
    Synonym: (Quebec) gérant

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English manager.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

manager m (plural managers)

  1. (sports, business) manager

References[edit]

  1. ^ manager in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • manager in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English manager.

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manager m pers (female equivalent managerka)

  1. (management) Alternative spelling of menedżer
  2. (music) Alternative spelling of menedżer
  3. (computing) Alternative spelling of menedżer

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adjective
noun
verb

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adverb

Further reading[edit]

  • manager in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • manager in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English manager.

Noun[edit]

manager m (plural manageri)

  1. manager

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English manager.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmanaʝeɾ/ [ˈma.na.ʝeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmanaʃeɾ/ [ˈma.na.ʃeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmanaʒeɾ/ [ˈma.na.ʒeɾ]

Noun[edit]

manager m (plural managers)

  1. Alternative form of mánager

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.