D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Overseer

/ōv'-ẽrs-ē'-ẽr/ · O·ver·seer · IPA /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/
01 n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer …
  1. 1.
    One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.