noun · neutral
manager
UK/ˈmænɪdʒə/US/ˈmænɪdʒər/MAN·a·ger
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff
Examples
“Our manager told us about the new rota.”
“She became the manager of the store after five years.”
“Talk to the manager if you have any complaints.”
Band 8 sentence
“My line manager arranged a meeting to discuss my development and promotion prospects.”
Collocations
- store manager
- project manager
- speak to the manager
Word family
manage verbmanager nounmanagement nounmanagerial adjective
Common mistakes
Ask the boss to sign this.→Ask the manager to sign this.
The manager say we must come early.→The manager says we must come early.
Say it for a higher band
5boss→6head→7+manager
Synonyms
boss
supervisor
Easily confused
boss
“The boss told me to finish the report by Friday.”
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