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Aufseher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attendant noun A person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place, such as a parking lot or flight.
  • controller noun A handheld device used to operate a video game or machine.
  • majordomo noun The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
  • overseer noun A person who supervises the work of others.
  • supervisor noun A person officially responsible for overseeing someone's work.
  • taskmaster noun Someone who assigns work to others and expects it to be done, often demanding or strict about it.
  • warden noun The chief administrative officer in charge of a prison.

Senses

Aufseher is used for these senses in English:

  • attendant One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
  • controller One who controls something.
  • majordomo (chiefly, _, US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
  • overseer One who oversees or supervises.
  • supervisor (management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
  • taskmaster Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
  • warden An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.

attendant — full definition

  1. noun A person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place, such as a parking lot or flight.
  2. adj Accompanying or resulting from something else, often problems that come along with a situation.

controller — full definition

  1. noun A handheld device used to operate a video game or machine.
  2. noun A senior finance officer who oversees a company's accounts.
  3. noun A device or system that regulates the operation of a machine.

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