Crossword-Solution: OVERSEER 8 letters, 53 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 11

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Word Word Type Definition
Overseer n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an
overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as,
an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.

We have 53 clues for the answer “OVERSEER”

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person who oversees others, esp workmen 1 answer
Plantation manager. 1 answer
Plantation figure 1 answer
Foreperson 1 answer
Simon Legree, e.g. 2 answers
Straw boss 2 answers
Office boss? 2 answers
WORK boss 3 answers
WORK supervisor 3 answers
Taskmaster 7 answers
ARRIVED TO GLOAT AT ANIMAL SUPERVISOR 10 answers
slave driver 10 answers
CASINO SUPERVISOR 10 answers
A PERSON WHO DIRECTS AND MANAGES AN ORGANIZATION 11 answers
lieutenant 11 answers
jailer 13 answers
curator 16 answers
Foreman 17 answers
concierge 17 answers
fiduciary 18 answers
bodyguard 19 answers
Inspector 20 answers
Vigilante 24 answers
superintendent 24 answers
patrolman 25 answers
Paladin 26 answers
guardian angel 26 answers
sentinel 26 answers
Warden 27 answers
spotter 28 answers
Watchdog. 29 answers
conservator 29 answers
Herder 31 answers
monitor 32 answers
executor 33 answers
preserver 35 answers
watchman 35 answers
Patrol 36 answers
Porter 36 answers
person in charge 38 answers
Benefactor 39 answers
Supervisor 40 answers
Lookout 40 answers
sponsor 42 answers
Substitute 43 answers
Bishop 44 answers
DEPUTY ___ 46 answers
Manager 56 answers
Edit 57 answers
BOSS ___ 59 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with OVERSEER (5)

Severe, the overseer, used to stand by the door of the quarter, armed with a large hickory stick and heavy cowskin, ready to whip any one who was so unfortunate as not to hear, or, from any other cause, was prevented from being ready to start for the field at the sound of the horn.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1992
Now Achiacharus was cupbearer, and keeper of the signet, and steward, and overseer of the accounts: and Sarchedonus appointed him next unto him: and he was my brother’s son.
Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Anonymous 1994
One of the first circumstances that opened my eyes to the cruelty and wickedness of slavery, and the heartlessness of my old master, was the refusal of the latter to interpose his authority, to protect and shield a young woman, who had been most cruelly abused and beaten by his overseer in Tuckahoe.
My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass 1995
The hospitable homes are bare, The gardens gone; for no pretence Must hinder cutting down expense: The homestead that we held so dear Contains a half-paid overseer On Kiley's Run.
The Man from Snowy River Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson 1995
Polly, the little brisk overseer downstairs, finding Paul eating in the cellar, asked him if she could cook him anything on her little stove.
Sons and Lovers David Herbert Lawrence 1995

Quotes with OVERSEER (3)

The more routine that systematised activities are, the more nearly they are of the monotonous character seen in the habits of social animals and the less necessary are master builders; the more novel actions are, the more necessary are master builders. Dislike of the leader and the promoter, though linked emotionally to progressivism, is linked logically to total conservatism. Conversely, an authoritarian approach, natural enough in the instigator of new activities, is unjust…
Bertrand De Jouvenel Sovereignty
I imagined the sound of whips on black backs and the roar of the overseer over the cry of mothers being separated from their babies. I pulled on all the strength I had not to shot out every valuable leaded pane of glass in that stinking house.
Linda Leigh Hargrove
A true understand of oneself is vital. Writing enables us to act as a sun in our own universe, to become the perfect overseer, and observe the innumerable changes in the seasons of life. Writing is an intense form of self-exploration, and through thoughtful encounters with the humble self, we grow, and that growth diminishes unhappiness and creates joy.
Kilroy J. Oldster Dead Toad Scrolls
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, WP.

Used 23 times in crossword archives (1956–2024).