manager English · revision 3175

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1588}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/, US /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|manage|-er]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who directs or controls something: 1588,^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) or the 1580s;^(Etymonline) the OED's first sense also includes the wielder of a weapon.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A person skilled in managing affairs or money is from 1670.^(OED 1989) The specific sense of one who conducts a business establishment or a public institution is from 1705.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) In Parliament, ''managers'' were members of either house appointed to carry out some duty together, such as conducting an impeachment, from 1666–7.^(OED 1989) Johnson (1755) defined a manager as one who has the conduct or direction of anything.^(Johnson 1755) In law, a manager was a person appointed by a court of chancery to carry on a business, from 1793.^(OED 1989) One who organizes the activities of a performer or group is from 1843,^(OED 1989) and the manager of a sports team is a later extension.^(MW Collegiate)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1588 – one who directs or controls.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1666–7 – parliamentary managers.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1670 – one skilled in managing affairs.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1705 – manager of a business or institution.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1793 – a manager appointed by a court.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1843 – a performer's manager.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who directs a [[business]] or other organization, or part of one.^(AHD)^(NODE 1998)

+ # A person who looks after the business affairs of a performer or [[athlete]].^(AHD)^(NODE 1998)

+ # A person in charge of the training and tactics of a sports [[team]].^(AHD)^(NODE 1998)

+ # A person who controls resources and spending, as of a household.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[managership]]

+ * [[managerial]]

+ * [[managerially]]

+ * [[submanager]]

+ * [[undermanager]]

+ * [[credit manager]]

+ * [[city manager]]

+ * [[floor manager]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[manage]]

+ * [[management]]

+ * [[manageress]]

+ * [[manege]]

+ * [[manual]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}