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manager
noun
a
person
whose
job
is
to
organize
and
direct
the
work
and
staff
of
a
business
,
department
,
or
project
β’
After
the
store
opened
,
the
manager
greeted
customers
and
checked
that
every
shelf
was
tidy
.
After
the
store
opened
,
the
manager
greeted
customers
and
checked
that
every
shelf
was
tidy
.
β’
Maria
was
promoted
to
project
manager
after
leading
the
team
to
finish
ahead
of
schedule
.
Maria
was
promoted
to
project
manager
after
leading
the
team
to
finish
ahead
of
schedule
.
From
manage
+β
-er
,
originally
meaning
someone
who
handles
or
controls
something
;
recorded
in
English
since
the
16th
century
.
noun
a
person
who
arranges
and
oversees
the
professional
life
,
schedule
,
and
business
deals
of
a
performer
or
athlete
β’
The
young
singer
thanked
her
manager
for
booking
the
sold-out
tour
.
The
young
singer
thanked
her
manager
for
booking
the
sold-out
tour
.
β’
A
good
sports
manager
negotiates
contracts
and
protects
the
athlete
β
s
interests
.
A
good
sports
manager
negotiates
contracts
and
protects
the
athlete
β
s
interests
.
Extended
from
the
general
sense
of
someone
who
manages
,
applied
to
show
business
in
the
late
19th
century
.
noun
a
software
program
or
device
that
organizes
and
controls
a
particular
set
of
resources
,
such
as
files
,
tasks
,
or
passwords
,
on
a
computer
or
phone
β’
Use
a
password
manager
to
create
strong
,
unique
passwords
for
every
website
.
Use
a
password
manager
to
create
strong
,
unique
passwords
for
every
website
.
β’
The
phone
β
s
file
manager
lets
you
move
photos
into
new
folders
.
The
phone
β
s
file
manager
lets
you
move
photos
into
new
folders
.
By
extension
from
the
human
role
,
applied
to
computer
programs
in
the
late
20th
century
as
software
began
to
automate
organizational
tasks
.
teenager
noun
a
young
person
who
is
between
thirteen
and
nineteen
years
old
β’
The
shy
teenager
spent
the
afternoon
practicing
guitar
in
his
bedroom
.
The
shy
teenager
spent
the
afternoon
practicing
guitar
in
his
bedroom
.
β’
A
group
of
teenagers
laughed
as
they
shared
fries
at
the
local
diner
after
school
.
A
group
of
teenagers
laughed
as
they
shared
fries
at
the
local
diner
after
school
.
From
teen
+β
-ager
,
first
recorded
in
the
1920s
as
a
colloquial
term
for
adolescents
.
eager
adjective
-
eager
,
eagerer
,
eagerest
very
keen
,
excited
,
and
ready
for
something
to
happen
or
to
do
something
β’
The
children
were
eager
to
open
their
birthday
presents
.
The
children
were
eager
to
open
their
birthday
presents
.
β’
An
eager
crowd
gathered
outside
the
stadium
hours
before
the
concert
began
.
An
eager
crowd
gathered
outside
the
stadium
hours
before
the
concert
began
.
Old
English
Δgor
and
later
Middle
English
egre
borrowed
from
Old
French
aigre
,
originally
meaning
β
sharp
,
keen
,β
which
evolved
to
the
present
sense
of
keen
desire
.
adjective
-
eager
,
eagerer
,
eagerest
(
archaic
)
sharp
,
biting
,
or
piercing
,
especially
describing
cold
wind
or
air
β’
A
bitter
and
eager
wind
swept
across
the
open
fields
.
A
bitter
and
eager
wind
swept
across
the
open
fields
.
β’
The
sailors
dreaded
the
eager
air
that
signaled
a
hard
northern
storm
.
The
sailors
dreaded
the
eager
air
that
signaled
a
hard
northern
storm
.
From
Middle
English
sense
of
β
sharp
,
keen
β
inherited
from
Old
French
aigre
;
over
time
this
literal
meaning
faded
while
the
figurative
sense
survived
.