English Dictionary

overseer

/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/

noun

(historical) The manager of a plantation of slaves. / (historical) An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.

The overseer carefully monitored the workers' progress.

意味（1）

(historical) The manager of a plantation of slaves.

It is often deemed advisable to knock a man slave down, in order to tie him, but it is considered cowardly and inexcusable, in an overseer, thus to deal with a woman.

意味（2）

(historical) An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.

意味（3）

(obsolete) A critic.