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man·ag·er

(măn′ĭ-jər)

1. One who handles, controls, or directs, especially:

a. One who directs a business or other enterprise.

b. One who controls resources and expenditures, as of a household.

2. One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer.

3. Sports

a. One who is in charge of the training and performance of an athlete or team.

b. A student who is in charge of the equipment and records of a school or college team.

man′ag·er·ship′ n.

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manager

(ˈmænɪdʒə)

1. (Professions) a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc

2. (Professions) a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc

3. (Professions) a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team

4. (General Sporting Terms) a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team

5. a person who has a talent for managing efficiently

6. (Professions) law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership

7. (Law) law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership

8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned

9. (Computer Science) a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database

ˈmanagerˌship n

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man•ag•er

(ˈmæn ɪ dʒər)

n.

1. a person who manages an enterprise or one of its parts.

a. a person who directs the activities of an athlete or team.

b. a student in a high school or college who assists an athletic coach.

3. a person who oversees resources and expenditures, as of a household.

4. a person who manages another's career.

[1580–90]

man′ag•er•ship`, n.

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Noun	1.	manager - someone who controls resources and expenditures director, managing director administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business bank manager - manager of a branch office of a bank district manager - a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district manageress - a woman manager
	2.	manager - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team coach, handler athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition baseball coach, baseball manager - a coach of baseball players basketball coach - a coach of basketball players conditioner - a trainer of athletes football coach - a coach of football players hockey coach - a coach of hockey players tennis coach - a coach of tennis players trainer - one who trains other persons or animals

manager

noun supervisor, head, director, executive, boss (informal), governor, administrator, conductor, controller, superintendent, gaffer (informal, chiefly Brit.), proprietor, organizer, comptroller, overseer, baas (S. African) a retired bank manager

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manager

noun

1. A person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization:

administrant, administrator, director, executive, officer, official.

Informal: exec.

2. Someone who directs and supervises workers:

boss, director, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress.

Informal: straw boss.

Slang: chief.

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gerente administrador director representante empresario

manager

[ˈmænɪdʒəʳ] N [of firm, bank, hotel] → director(a) m/f, gerente mf; [of estate] → administrador(a) m/f; [of football team] → director(a) m/f técnico/a; [of restaurant, shop] → encargado/a m/f; [of farm] → capataz(a) m/f, mayoral(a) m/f; [of actor, singer] → representante mf, mánager mf; [of boxer] → mánager mf
she's a good manager → es buena administradora
see also sale B

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

manage

(ˈmӕnidʒ) verb

1. to be in control or charge of. My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.dirigir, llevar, administrar

2. to be manager of. James manages the local football team.administrar, llevar

3. to deal with, or control. She's good at managing people.llevar, manejar

4. to be able to do something; to succeed or cope. Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?conseguir, lograr

ˈmanageable adjective

(negative unmanageable).

1. that can be controlled. The children are not very manageable.tratable, dócil

2. that can be done. Are you finding this work manageable?manejable

ˌmanageaˈbility noun

manejo fácil

ˈmanagement noun

1. the art of managing. The management of this company is a difficult task.dirección, administración, gestión

2. or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group. The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.junta directiva, consejo de administración

ˈmanager – feminine ˌmanageˈress – noun

a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc. the manager of the new store.director, gerente; directora, gerenta

manager

→ encargada , gerente

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manager

n. administrador-a, gerente-a.

I'd like to speak to the manager, please → Jeg vil gerne tale med bestyreren → Quiero hablar con la persona que esté a cargo, por favor → Haluaisin puhua johtajan kanssa → 请把你们的经理叫来

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As the manager of the Performance sits before the curtain on the boards and looks into the Fair, a feeling of profound melancholy comes over him in his survey of the bustling place.

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They sent for the manager. Trent was ushered with much ceremony into his private room.

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The manager looked with a dubious eye at his singular applicant.

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For a long time we were without news from him; but, a week ago, a stranger called upon our manager and said: 'Act in accordance with the instructions of Joseph Rouletabille, if it becomes necessary to do so.

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