noun
1. one who supervises or has charge and direction of (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑supervise
• Hypernyms: ↑superior, ↑higher-up, ↑superordinate
• Hyponyms:
↑bell captain, ↑counselor, ↑counsellor, ↑den mother, ↑director, ↑theater director, ↑theatre director, ↑foreman, ↑chief, ↑gaffer, ↑honcho, ↑boss, ↑forewoman, ↑overseer, ↑superintendent, ↑oyabun, ↑proctor, ↑monitor, ↑research director, ↑director of research, ↑stage manager, ↑stager, ↑system administrator, ↑taskmaster, ↑trail boss
2. a program that controls the execution of other programs
• Syn: ↑supervisory program, ↑executive program
• Hypernyms: ↑program, ↑programme, ↑computer program, ↑computer programme
• Part Holonyms: ↑operating system, ↑OS
• Part Meronyms: ↑supervisory routine, ↑executive routine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.