ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsi(ə)r, -ˌsiə also -ˌsē(ə)r or -ˌsēə or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈs- noun
Etymology: Middle English, person appointed to assist the executor of a will, from overseen to oversee + -er
: a person who oversees: as
a. : a person in charge of a piece of work or of workmen in their labor : superintendent , supervisor
an overseer of a mill
b. : overseer of the poor
c. obsolete : editor , critic
d. : a person selected by a religious body to serve as a local or regional leader ; specifically : a Friend selected to manage the pastoral work of a congregation to which he belongs
e. : one of a number elected or appointed officials forming a governing or supervisory board in a college or university usually with final responsibility for the management of its affairs — compare trustee