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The meaning of the English word "manager" and how you use it

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manager
(noun) the person in charge of running a business or department
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The manager ran the business .
The manager helped the customer .
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The employee was fired after he refused to do what the manager asked .
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manager
(noun) a person who handles, controls, or directs
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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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I'm the store manager .
I'd like to speak with your manager .
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Hire a campaign manager , a communications director , a fundraiser ,
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We 've spoken to the fire marshal and the building manager . They 're going to come in and tell everyone to leave .
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manager
(noun) a person who controls money, resources, etc
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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I'm the manager of our household budget .
The city manager sets the budget for all the departments .
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Well , number one , get you the best accountant and money manager that you 've ever had in your life .
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manager
(noun) in sports, one who is in charge of the training and performance of an athlete or a team
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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Who is the manager of the baseball team ?
After he finished playing football , George became a manager .
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The team manager for the Bensalem High School Owls , rained down four threes ,
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He 's been playing basketball since he was five years old , and was team manager
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General manager
(noun) someone in charge of the overall operations of an organization
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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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I work as general manager at the store .
The general manager spoke to the customer .
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Who made it ? This man , Martin Cooper , General Manager of Motorola Communication Systems Division .
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and they had one secret weapon : Eiji Nakatsu , the general manager of the technical development department was a birdwatcher .
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