manager

See also: Manager and mánager

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

From manage +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.ə.d͡ʒɚ/, [ˈmeən.ə.d͡ʒɚ]
- Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: man‧a‧ger

Noun

manager (plural managers)

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
Synonyms: administrator, boss, chief, controller, comptroller, foreman, head, head man, overseer, organizer, superintendent, supervisor
- 2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport‎^[1]:
  And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.
(baseball, soccer) The head coach.
(music) An administrator, for a singer or group. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.
a file manager; a task manager; Program Manager

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Descendants of manager

→ Albanian: menaxher
→ Burmese: မန်နေဂျာ (mannegya)
→ Catalan: mànager
→ Dutch: manager
→ French: manager
- → Turkish: menajer
→ German: Manager
→ Greek: μάνατζερ (mánatzer)
→ Hungarian: menedzser
→ Italian: manager
→ Japanese: マネージャー (manējā)
→ Korean: 매니저 (maenijeo)
→ Polish: menedżer
→ Romanian: manager
→ Russian: ме́неджер (ménedžer)
→ Scottish Gaelic: manaidsear
→ Spanish: mánager
→ Swahili: meneja
→ Ukrainian: ме́неджер (ménedžer)

Translations

person whose job is to manage something

Albanian: menaxher m, drejtor (sq) m
Arabic: مُدِير m (mudīr), مُدِيرَة f (mudīra)
Egyptian Arabic: مدير m (mudīr)
Armenian: կառավարիչ (hy) (kaṙavaričʻ), մենեջեր (hy) (meneǰer), ղեկավար (hy) (ġekavar)
Azerbaijani: müdir, menecer (az), direktor, rəhbər (az), başçı (az)
Belarusian: мэ́нэджэр m (ménedžer), дырэ́ктар m (dyréktar), кіраўні́к m (kiraŭník), кіраўні́ца f (kiraŭníca)
Bengali: পরিচালক (bn) (poricalok), ম্যানেজার (bn) (mênejar)
Bulgarian: ме́ниджър (bg) m (ménidžǎr), дире́ктор (bg) m (diréktor), ръководи́тел (bg) m (rǎkovodítel), ръководи́телка f (rǎkovodítelka)
Burmese: မန်နေဂျာ (my) (mannegya)
Chechen: менеджер (menedžer)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 經理／经理 (zh) (jīnglǐ), 主管 (zh) (zhúguǎn), 主任 (zh) (zhǔrèn)
Czech: manažer (cs) m, manažerka f, správce (cs) m, správkyně (cs) f, ředitel (cs) m, ředitelka (cs) f
Danish: bestyrer c, leder (da), chef (da), direktør c
Dutch: directeur (nl) m, manager (nl) m
Esperanto: manaĝisto, manaĝero
Estonian: juhataja (et), juht (et), direktor
Finnish: johtaja (fi)
French: (of a business) directeur (fr) m, (of a restaurant, etc.) gérant (fr) m, (of a sports team, etc) manager (fr) m, chef (fr) m, responsable (fr) m or f
Georgian: მენეჯერი (meneǯeri), დირექტორი (direkṭori)
German: Direktor (de) m, Direktorin (de) f, Manager (de) m, Managerin (de) f, Verwalter (de) m, Verwalterin (de) f
Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 m (fauragaggja)
Greek: διευθυντής (el) m (diefthyntís), διευθύντρια (el) f (diefthýntria), μάνατζερ (el) m or f (mánatzer)
Ancient: οἰκονόμος m (oikonómos)
Hebrew: מְנַהֵל m (menahél)
Hindi: प्रबंधक (hi) m (prabandhak), मैनेजर (hi) m (mainejar), मुंतज़िम m (muntazim), मुंसरिम (hi) m (munsarim)
Hungarian: igazgató (hu), vezető (hu), menedzser (hu)
Icelandic: forstöðumaður (is) m, forstjóri m
Ido: jeristo (io)
Indonesian: manajer (id)
Irish: bainisteoir (ga) m
Italian: direttore (it) m, capo (it) m, responsabile (it) m, gestore (it) m, allenatore (it) m
Japanese: 支配人 (ja) (しはいにん, shihainin), 経営者 (ja) (けいえいしゃ, keieisha), マネージャー (ja) (manējā), 管理者 (ja) (かんりしゃ, kanrisha), 店長 (ja) (てんちょう, tenchō) (store manager)
Kazakh: басқарушы (basqaruşy), меңгеруші (meñgeruşı)
Khmer: ចាងហ្វាង (caang vaang), ចាងវ៉ាង (km) (caang vaang)
Korean: 관리자(管理者) (ko) (gwallija), 매니저 (maenijeo), 지배인(支配人) (ko) (jibaein), 경영자(經營者) (ko) (gyeong'yeongja)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: birêveber (ku), midûr (ku)
Kyrgyz: менеджер (ky) (menedjer), жетекчи (ky) (jetekci), директор (ky) (direktor)
Lao: ຜູ້ຈັດການ (phū chat kān)
Latin: procurator m, prōmus m
Latvian: vadītājs (lv) m, direktors m, administrators m, pārvaldnieks m, vadītāja f, direktore f, administratore f
Lithuanian: vadovas m, valdytojas m, vedėjas m, direktorius m, vadybininkas m, vadovė f, valdytoja f, vedėja f, direktorė f
Macedonian: менаџер (mk) m (menadžer), менаџерка f (menadžerka)
Malay: pengurus (ms)
Maltese: meniġer m
Maori: menetia, kaiwhakahaere
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: менежер (mn) (menežer), удирдагч (mn) (udirdagč), эрхлэгч (mn) (erxlegč)

Mongolian: ᠮᠧᠨᠧᠵᠧᠷ (mēnēǰēr), ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠤᠭᠴᠢ (uduriduɣči), ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ (erkileɣči)
Norman: gérant m, mênagi m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: leder (no) m, bestyrer m, direktør (no) m
Pashto: مدیر m (mudir), منتظم m (montazam)
Persian:
Dari: مُدِیر (fa) (mudīr), رَهْبَر (fa) (rahbar)

Iranian Persian: مُدیر (fa) (modir), رَهْبَر (fa) (rahbar)
Polish: kierownik (pl) m, kierowniczka (pl) f, menedżer (pl) m, menedżerka f, menadżer (pl) m, menadżerka f, manager (pl) m, managerka f
Portuguese: gerente (pt) m or f, gerenciador m (chiefly Brazil), chefe (pt) m
Romanian: director (ro) m, șef (ro) m, manager (ro) m
Russian: ме́неджер (ru) m (mɛ́nɛdžer, ménɛdžer) (male or female), дире́ктор (ru) m (diréktor) (used for both male and female), директри́са (ru) f (direktrísa), управля́ющий (ru) m (upravljájuščij), управля́ющая (ru) f (upravljájuščaja), руководи́тель (ru) m (rukovodítelʹ), руководи́тельница (ru) f (rukovodítelʹnica)
Scottish Gaelic: grèidhear m, neach-stiùiridh m, neach-riaghlaidh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: по̏словођа m, мѐнаџер m, мѐнеџер m, дѝректор m, руково̀дилац m

Roman: pȍslovođa (sh) m, mènadžer (sh) m, mènedžer (sh) m, dìrektor (sh) m, rukovòdilac (sh) m
Slovak: manažér m, manažérka f, správca m, správkyňa f, riaditeľ m, riaditeľka f
Slovene: direktor m, direktorica f, upravitelj m, upraviteljica f
Spanish: director (es) m, gerente (es) m, gestor (es) m, jefe (es) m
Swahili: meneja (sw) class 5/6
Swedish: direktör (sv) c
Tajik: мудир (tg) (mudir), менеҷер (menejer), директор (tg) (direktor), раҳбар (tg) (rahbar)
Telugu: నిర్వాహకుడు (te) (nirvāhakuḍu)
Thai: ผู้จัดการ (th) (pûu-jàt-gaan)
Tok Pisin: menesa
Turkish: müdür (tr), yönetici (tr), menajer (tr), idareci (tr)
Turkmen: müdir, beýemçi, direktor
Ukrainian: ме́неджер m (ménedžer), дире́ктор m (dyréktor), керівни́к (uk) m (kerivnýk), керівни́ця f (kerivnýcja), ме́неджерка f (ménedžerka), дире́кторка f (dyréktorka), керу́ючий m (kerújučyj), керу́юча f (kerújuča)
Urdu: مَینیجَر m (mainejar), مُنْتَظِم m (muntazim), مُدِیر m (mudīr), مُنْصَرِم m (munsarim), پَرَبَنْدَھک m (parabandhak)
Uyghur: باشقۇرغۇچى (bashqurghuchi), دىرېكتور (dirëktor), مۇدىر (mudir)
Uzbek: boshqaruvchi (uz), menejer, rahbar (uz), mudir (uz), direktor (uz)
Vietnamese: người quản lý (vi)
Welsh: rheolwr (cy) m, goruchwyliwr m, trefnwr (cy) m
Yiddish: פֿאַרוואַלטער m (farvalter)

administrator, for a singer or group

Bulgarian: ме́ниджър (bg) m (ménidžǎr), импреса́рио m (impresário)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: promotor ?
Dutch: manager (nl) m, impresario (nl) m
Finnish: manageri (fi)
Greek: καλλιτεχνικός πράκτορας m (kallitechnikós práktoras)
Ancient: οἰκονόμος m (oikonómos)
Italian: impresario (it) m
Malay: pengurus (ms)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: manager m, impressario m
Polish: menedżer (pl) m, menedżerka f, menadżer (pl) m, menadżerka f, manager (pl) m, managerka f
Portuguese: empresário (pt) m
Romanian: impresar (ro) m, manager (ro) m
Russian: импреса́рио (ru) m (impresário)
Spanish: representante (es) m
Swahili: meneja (sw) class 5/6

in computer software

Chinese:
Mandarin: 管理器 (guǎnlǐqì)
Dutch: beheer (nl) n
Finnish: hallinta (fi)
French: gestionnaire (fr) m
Greek: διαχειριστής (el) m (diacheiristís)
Italian: gestore (it) m
Malay: pengurus (ms)
Polish: menadżer (pl) m
Russian: ме́неджер (ru) m (mɛ́nɛdžer, ménɛdžer)
Spanish: administrador (es) m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Albanian: ^{(please verify)} administronjës ?
Italian: (of a business) ^{(please verify)} direttore (it) m, ^{(please verify)} direttrice (it) f, (of a restaurant, etc.) ^{(please verify)} gerente (it) m, (of a sports team, etc.) ^{(please verify)} manager (it) m

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English manager.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.nə.dʒər/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: ma‧na‧ger

Noun

manager m (plural managers, diminutive managertje n)

a manager, someone in management

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English manager.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.na.dʒɛʁ/, /ma.na.dʒœʁ/, /ma.na.dʒe/
Audio: (file)

Noun

manager m (plural managers)

(sports, Europe, Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, New Caledonia) manager
Synonym: (Quebec) gérant

Verb

manager

(colloquial, North America) to manage

Descendants

→ Turkish: menajer

Anagrams

magnera, mangera

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English manager.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.na.d͡ʒer/, /ˈmɛ.na.d͡ʒer/, /ˈma.ne.d͡ʒer/, /ˈmɛ.ne.d͡ʒer/^[1]
Rhymes: -anadʒer, -ɛnadʒer, -anedʒer, -ɛnedʒer
Hyphenation: mà‧na‧ger

Noun

manager m (plural managers)

(sports, business) manager

References

^ manager in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

germana, magnare, magnerà, mangerà

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English manager.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛˈnɛ.d͡ʐɛr/
Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʐɛr
Syllabification: ma‧na‧ger

Noun

manager m pers (female equivalent managerka)

(management) Alternative spelling of menedżer
(music) Alternative spelling of menedżer
(computing) Alternative spelling of menedżer

Declension

Declension of manager

	singular	plural
nominative	manager	managerowie
genitive	managera	managerów
dative	managerowi	managerom
accusative	managera	managerów
instrumental	managerem	managerami
locative	managerze	managerach
vocative	managerze	managerowie

Derived terms

adjective

managerski

noun

managerstwo

verb

managerować

Related terms

adverb

managersko

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English manager.

Noun

manager m (plural manageri)

manager

Declension

Declension of manager

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) manager	managerul	(niște) manageri	managerii
genitive/dative	(unui) manager	managerului	(unor) manageri	managerilor
vocative	managerule		managerilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English manager.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmanaʝeɾ/ [ˈma.na.ʝeɾ]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmanaʃeɾ/ [ˈma.na.ʃeɾ]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmanaʒeɾ/ [ˈma.na.ʒeɾ]

Rhymes: -anaʝeɾ

Noun

manager m (plural managers)

Alternative form of mánager

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

[1] r in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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manager

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