noun
- someone who controls resources and expenditures (syn: director)
- (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team (syn: coach, handler)
Extra examples
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.
She’s now assistant marketing manager for the south east area.
A night manager at the supermarket
She rose to the level of manager.
…there was a long wait for the manager to come and help us…
He’s the company sales manager for the entire Southwest region.
His job combines the functions of a manager and a worker.
She was hired to replace the previous manager.
The team’s manager was replaced last season.
The manager promised to investigate when we pointed out an error on our bill.
We will begin a search for a new manager this week.
Word forms
noun
singular: manager
plural: managers
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[ man-i-jer ]
/ ˈmæn ɪ dʒər /
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noun
a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
a person who manages: the manager of our track team.
a person who controls and manipulates resources and expenditures, as of a household.
British. (formerly) a theatrical producer.
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Origin of manager
First recorded in 1580–90; manage + -er1
OTHER WORDS FROM manager
man·ag·er·ship, nounsub·man·ag·er, nounsub·man·ag·er·ship, nounun·der·man·ag·er, noun
Words nearby manager
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MORE ABOUT MANAGER
What does manager mean?
Manager most commonly refers to a person who supervises employees in a company or other organization.
Managers are typically somewhere in the middle level of an organization—the term most commonly refers to a person who is a boss but also has a boss. Manager is the noun form of the verb manage, which has many meanings but commonly means to be in charge of or supervise employees.
Example: After six years, I’ve finally been promoted to the position of manager.
Where does manager come from?
The first records of manager come from around 1600. Manage is recorded earlier, around the mid-1500s. It comes from the Italian maneggiare, meaning “to handle” or “to train (horses),” from the Latin manus, “hand.”
Managers are responsible for training and handling their employees (whom they should NOT treat like horses). A manager typically oversees a group of people in a company and is usually responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing operations among that group of people. Collectively, the managers in a company (especially the top ones) are called the management. A manager is often a boss, but a manager also often has a boss. (Such a person is often described as being part of middle management.)
In professional baseball, the coach of a team is called the manager. Many sports teams also have another kind of manager—a person who manages the equipment and takes care of other things for the players. The word is used in a similar way in the context of entertainment to refer to the person who handles the business affairs of an entertainer or performer. Sometimes, a manager isn’t even a human (and we don’t just mean that as an insult to bad managers). The word can refer to a type of computer program that organizes something, as in file manager.
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How is manager used in real life?
Manager is a straightforward word, so whether it sounds positive or negative to you probably depends on whether you’ve had good managers or bad managers.
There is an old rule in management that a good manager doesn’t have just a Plan A, but they must have a Plan B & Plan C in the background, just in case the first one doesn’t work. ../7
— Alan Baxter (@AlanBixter) April 6, 2020
It’s crazy how having a bad manager will make u wanna leave a good company
— Dany Manansala (@svmmertimemagic) April 3, 2020
Nothing turns people away from a business faster than a manager that treats their employees poorly. It makes them just as uncomfortable as if they were the ones who were being treated that way. Great article! #UIS431
— Bailey Wallingford (@bailey__w) October 9, 2018
Try using manager!
Which of the following is an antonym (opposite) of manager?
A. supervisor
B. boss
C. subordinate
D. overseer
Words related to manager
administrator, boss, controller, director, executive, officer, official, organizer, producer, superintendent, supervisor, comptroller, conductor, exec, governor, handler, head, overseer, proprietor, straw boss
How to use manager in a sentence
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It’s sixth in the Bundesliga right now and has also just gone through another manager firing.
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Hedge-fund manager and former presidential candidate Tom Steyer has injected millions into climate-friendly political campaigns over the years.
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With fresh security video, the managers were able to highlight the viciousness of the rioters and how close things came to an even worse disaster.
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I’ve vetted him thoroughly along with our general manager and owner.
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He played general manager, too, convincing Rob Gronkowski to come out of retirement and later advocating for the Bucs to sign wide receiver Antonio Brown despite his problems.
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Security officials told Agence France-Presse that the gas station manager said he had recognized the two men.
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“Then I learned he can’t spell and is a manager at a CPK,” she said.
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“We would just as soon stay away from a group that will create controversy,” the Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe told the paper.
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An office manager, he says, was wearing an apron with Santa on it.
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The theater manager called security, and three moonlighting off-duty police deputies arrived.
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Bidding a young bank manager take charge of the detachment, Frank led the newcomer rapidly to headquarters.
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My new-found old schoolmate had become the financial manager of a great business house having ramifications throughout the world.
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Mr. Wainwright assumed the office of general manager on the first day of the year.
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The goods manager was not aggressive, and it was sometimes thought that Mathieson inclined to encroach upon his territory.
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No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.
British Dictionary definitions for manager
noun
a person who directs or manages an organization, industry, shop, etc
a person who controls the business affairs of an actor, entertainer, etc
a person who controls the training of a sportsman or team
a person who has a talent for managing efficiently
law a person appointed by a court to carry on a business during receivership
(in Britain) a member of either House of Parliament appointed to arrange a matter in which both Houses are concerned
a computer program that organizes a resource, such as a set of files or a database
Derived forms of manager
managership, noun
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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управлять, руководить, справляться, школа верховой езды
глагол ↓
- руководить, управлять; заведовать, стоять во главе
to manage a factory — руководить /управлять/ фабрикой 
to manage a farm — заведовать фермой
to manage a household [a business] — вести домашнее хозяйство [дело]
to manage one’s own affairs — самому вести свои дела
the singer was looking for someone to manage him — певец подыскивал себе импресарио
she manages cattle — она ходит за скотиной
- управлять; уметь обращаться
to manage a boat — управлять лодкой
can you manage the boat without help? — ты управишься с лодкой без помощи /один, одна/?
to manage horses — править лошадьми
to know how to manage smb. — знать, как обращаться с кем-л.; иметь подход к кому-л.
she knows how to manage children — она умеет /знает, как/ обращаться с детьми
he is a difficult person to manage — с ним трудно справиться
- справляться; обходиться
I think I can manage (it) — мне кажется, я справлюсь (с этим)
how did you manage (in my absence)? — как у тебя шли дела (в моё отсутствие)?
I can’t manage this work — я с этой работой не справлюсь, эта работа мне не по силам; такая работа мне не по плечу
the task could hardly have been managed better — вряд ли эту задачу можно было бы выполнить лучше
he managed matters so well that … — он так хорошо всё устроил, что …
you will manage on your pension — вы проживёте на свою пенсию
- суметь (сделать), справиться; ухитриться
to manage (to do) everything in time — суметь /ухитриться/ сделать всё вовремя
to manage to keep one’s temper — суметь сохранить спокойствие
I managed to see him — мне удалось повидать его
how did you manage to get the tickets? — как тебе удалось достать билеты?, как ты ухитрился достать билеты?
I managed to lose my pen — я умудрился потерять ручку
still he managed to catch the train — он ухитрился успеть на поезд
- разг. съедать
can you manage another slice? — может быть, съедите ещё кусочек?
can’t you manage another sandwich? — неужели вы не осилите ещё один бутерброд?
- усмирять, укрощать
- выезжать (лошадь)
существительное
- школа верховой езды
- уст. = manège I 2,
- искусное обращение с оружием
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
an agency that manages entertainers — агентство, которое занимается эстрадными артистами
an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit — вдохновляющая история про наркоманов, которые обращаются за помощью и всё-таки избавляются от пагубной привычки
to manage / operate / run a business — управлять компанией
to manage carefully — обращаться с осторожностью
to administer / manage an estate — управлять имением, поместьем
to manage / operate a factory — владеть фабрикой
to manage / operate / run / work a farm — управлять хозяйством
to manage one’s finances — управлять своими доходами
to manage / operate / run a firm — управлять фирмой
to manage / operate / run a home — управлять учреждением
to manage / operate / run a hotel — управлять гостиницей, отелем
manage everything in time — ухитриться сделать все вовремя; суметь сделать все вовремя
Примеры с переводом
How do you manage to stay so slim?
Как вам удается оставаться такой стройной?
Did you manage to sleep on the plane?
Тебе удалось поспать в самолёте?
She can’t manage her child.
Она не может справиться со своим ребёнком.
It is a hard thing to manage.
Это дело трудно выполнить. / Такое трудно осуществить.
The business is managed by the owner’s daughter.
Бизнесом управляет дочь владельца.
He’ll never manage such a big garden on his own.
Он никогда не справится с таким большим садом самостоятельно.
I finally managed to push the huge animal away.
В конце концов, мне удалось оттолкнуть этого огромного зверя.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Can you manage all right, Mum? 
He is skillful in managing horses.
He managed his resources carefully.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
manageable — управляемый, выполнимый, податливый, послушный, поддающийся дрессировке, смирный
managed — регулируемый
management — управление, менеджмент, администрация, дирекция, правление, умение справляться
manager — менеджер, руководитель, управляющий, директор, администратор, заведующий
managing — руководящий, ведущий, деловой, экономный, бережливый, энергичный
mismanage — портить, плохо управлять
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: manage
he/she/it: manages
ing ф. (present participle): managing
2-я ф. (past tense): managed
3-я ф. (past participle): managed
Examples from texts
‘Understand once for all, then, that I can manage my own affairs, and if I choose to do anything you aren’t to blame. You haven’t a single thing to reproach yourself with, darling.’
— Так пойми раз навсегда, что я сам могу позаботиться о себе, и что никто меня не заставляет делать то, что я делаю, и если я хочу что-либо делать для тебя, то ты в этом не виновата и тебе не в чем упрекать себя, дорогая.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© «Издательство П. П. Сойкина», 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets
With a declared promotion of higher on-net tariffs and better monetizing of off-net calls, we expect that MTS will manage to increase profitability in 2H11 and reach a guided OIBDA margin of 42-43% for the full year of 2011.
С учетом заявленного повышения внесетевых тарифов и улучшения монетизации вызовов в сети, МТС, на наш взгляд, сможет увеличить рентабельность во 2П11 и достигнуть прогнозируемого показателя рентабельности по OIBDA на уровне 42-43% по итогам 2011 г.
He said, «How did you manage it?»
Он спросил: «Как вам это удалось?»
Osho, Bhagvan Shree Rajneesh / The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From OneselfОшо Бхагван Шри Раджниш / Манифест дзен. Свобода от себя
Манифест дзен. Свобода от себя
Ошо Бхагван Шри Раджниш
The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself
Osho, Bhagvan Shree Rajneesh
The President of the Company, being the single-person executive body of the Company, shall manage the current operations of the Company and head the Management Committee, which is Company’s collective executive body.
Президент Компании, являясь единоличным исполнительным органом Компании, осуществляет руководство текущей деятельностью Компании и возглавляет ее коллегиальный исполнительный орган — Правление.
«How did you manage to come by it?»
– Как тебе удалось столько заработать?
Eddings, David / Pawn of ProphecyЭддингс, Дэвид / Обретение чуда
Обретение чуда
Эддингс, Дэвид
Pawn of Prophecy
Eddings, David
Among those who did manage to encroach on those rights were the secular clergy, who were anxious, in their own financial interest, to restrict the orders’ privileges in matters such as the right of burial.
Среди тех, кто покушался на права орденов, были священнослужители, которые в своих собственных финансовых интересах хотели ограничить привилегии орденов в таких делах, как право погребения.
Райли-Смит, Джонатан / История крестовых походовRiley-Smith, Jonathan / The Oxford History of the Crusades
The Oxford History of the Crusades
Riley-Smith, Jonathan
© Oxford University Press 1999
История крестовых походов
Райли-Смит, Джонатан
© Охford University Press 1995
© КРОН-ПРЕСС, 1998
© Перевод, Е. Дорман, 1998
When I manage to lure the illustrious Mrs. Dailey into physical pleasures surpassing her wildest dreams, there’ll be a camera rolling.
Когда я управлюсь с прославленной миссис Дейли, ввергнув ее в плотские наслаждения, превосходящие самые необузданные мечты, будет работать камера.
Mead, Richelle / Succubus on TopМид, Райчел / Голод суккуба
Голод суккуба
Мид, Райчел
© Е. Р. Волковыский, перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке, ООО «Издательство»Эксмо», 2010
© 2008 by Richelle Mead
Succubus on Top
Mead, Richelle
“If you want any help about Mr. Gaganov either,” Pyotr Stepanovitch blurted out suddenly, this time looking straight at the paper-weight, “of course I can arrange it all, and I’m certain you won’t be able to manage without me.”
— Если вам тоже понадобится что-нибудь насчет господина Гаганова, — брякнул вдруг Петр Степанович, уж прямехонько кивая на преспапье, — то, разумеется, я могу всё устроить и убежден, что вы меня не обойдете.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
But he did manage to get the man out in one piece.”
Но ему все же удалось вытащить Хаддада из заварухи.
Berry, Steve / The Alexandria LinkБерри, Стив / Александрийское звено
Александрийское звено
Берри, Стив
© 2007 by Steve Berry
© А. Новиков, перевод с английского, 2009
© ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», издание на русском языке, 2009
The Alexandria Link
Berry, Steve
Meeks felt joy and wonder in equal proportions. «How did you manage it?» he asked, with admiration in his tones.
— Как вы это узнали?— спросил восхищенный Микс, испытывая радость и удивление в равной мере.
O.Henry / The SleuthsГенри, О. / Сыщики
She left an overseer there to manage her estates, and only paid the place an occasional visit.
Она поручила поместье заботам управляющего, а сама лишь изредка туда наезжала.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The VirginiansТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Виргинцы. Том 1
Виргинцы. Том 1
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство «Правда», 1961
The Virginians
Thackeray, William Makepeace
How do you manage to hold me like this in your arms?’
Как это ты ухитряешься держать меня всего в своих объятиях?
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret’s TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret’s Transgression
Zola, Emile
My son is dead — so I can’t manage it now alone.’
Сын у меня умер, – так мне одному теперь не справиться.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman’s Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1975
A Sportsman’s Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
This is a matter we can’t manage straight off; we must plan it out well.
Это дело нельзя разом сделать надо хорошенько все обдумать.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008
In most cases disturbance to the soil cannot be altogether avoided and therefore it is important to manage the potential impacts such that the potential for mitigation and restoration is maximised.
В большинстве случаев полностью избежать нарушения почвенного покрова невозможно, и в этой связи потенциальные воздействия следует ограничивать таким образом, чтобы максимально повысить возможности их снижения и рекультивации почвы.
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manage1/13
‘mænɪʤVerbруководить; управлять; заведовать; стоять во главеExamples
to manage a baseball team — руководить бейсбольной командой
User translations
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руководить, справляться — и дюжина других значений
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Collocations
business-manage
быть коммерческим директором
business-manage
управлять делами коммерческого предприятия
manage a factory
руководить
manage a factory
управлять фабрикой
manage currency rates
валютные курсы
manage currency rates
регулировать валюту
manage exchange rates
валютные курсы
manage exchange rates
регулировать валюту
manage smth. on an economic paying basis
рентабельно вести хозяйство
manage to visit
выбираться
manage to escape scot-free
вывертываться
manage to get
выторговывать
manage-able
контролируемый
not easy to manage
несговорчивый
manage to become
проскакивать
- manager of managers
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1) Вычислительная техника: «администратор администраторов»
2) Сетевые технологии: «администратор администраторов»
Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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2011.
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