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# manager

noun (a manager, managers)

«manager» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A manager is a person who is in charge of a shop, business, team of workers or project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#m1)
2. A manager is the person in charge of a sports team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you can ask to speak to the manager if something is wrong in a shop. In football the manager chooses the team. In maths money problems a manager pays workers or orders stock. Phrases: shop manager, team manager, ask for the manager.

### Examples

- The manager said sorry for the mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#x1)
- My aunt is the manager of a bakery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#x2)
- The football manager picked the team for Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#x3)
- Ask the manager if we can get a refund. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#x4)
- The manager ordered 50 boxes of crisps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#x5)
- She was promoted to manager. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: manage; noun: management. Starts with M, not «manger» (an animal feeding box) — a common spelling slip.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «manager» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manager/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«manager» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manager.html) on Mova free.