An overseer is someone whose job is to make sure that employees are working properly. I was put in the tailor shop, and I loved it. I was promoted to overseer. = supervisor
A supervisor responsible for an entire department within a mill: carding, spinning, weaving, and finishing Each mill's master mechanic and "outside boss" (over the village maintenance crews) were accorded honorary overseer status
If a person or organization is the overseer of a particular system or activity, they are responsible for making sure that the system or activity works properly and is successful. the department's dual role as overseer of oil production and safety. someone who is in charge of a project, group of workers etc, and who makes sure that the job is done properly = supervisor
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
1 Another scriptural term for {elder} This one focuses more on the man's appointment of responsibility than his age 2 Anyone who has authority to organize and direct some assignment, whether an appointed brother in his congregation or not, is in a sense an overseer <<Brother Willing and Brother Able will oversee the distribution of contribution boxes in this area >>
As an Overseer I am called to help God's people reach their full potential in Christ which is what my Evangelism and Discipleship training books are all about