overlooker

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noun

One who overlooks; a work supervisor.

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Meanings

nounoverlooker (plural overlookers)

plural overlookers

  1. One who overlooks; a work supervisor.

    In the ring-room the overlooker would be about on a par with the carder or undercarder, but the jobbers would earn less than the strippers and grinders.

    1929, Great Britain. Industrial Health Research Board, Reports (issues 55-65, page 49)

Origin

From overlook + -er.

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APA

overlooker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlooker

MLA

“overlooker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlooker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overlooker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlooker.

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