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supervisor
CIDE DICTIONARY
supervisor, n.
- One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools. [1913 Webster]
- A spectator; a looker-on. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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supervisor
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