manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈma-ni-jər 
: one that manages: such as
a
: a person who conducts business or household affairs
He was promoted to manager last month.
b
: a person whose work or profession is management
c(1)
: a person who directs a team or athlete
the manager of a baseball team
(2)
: a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach
Examples of manager in a Sentence
I'd like to speak to the manager, please.
He was promoted to manager last year.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.
The actress recently fired her manager.
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Lucas went on to further distance his office from the review, pointing to the fact that Kozakiewicz was a city employee who reported to the city manager instead of the mayor.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
But manager Alex Cora took a brighter view, literally.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The country has a chronic malnutrition problem and ongoing outbreaks of cholera, measles and polio, says Marc Schakal, the program manager for Doctors without Borders.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
But manager Alex Cora took a brighter view, literally.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The country has a chronic malnutrition problem and ongoing outbreaks of cholera, measles and polio, says Marc Schakal, the program manager for Doctors without Borders.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manager. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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manager
noun
man·ag·er
ˈman-ij-ər
1
: a person who manages especially a business or household affairs
2
: a person who directs a team or an athlete
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