supervisor UK /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/US /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ noun4 •a person whose job is to watch over the work of others and make sure it is done wellThe 1999 merger between Citibank (banking) and Travelers (insurance) created the model for megafinance and confirmed new challenges for supervisors. — 2001 •A process responsible for managing other processes.The clock burst which enables the supervisor to housekeep the console input and output and to change program status is currently set to 200 ms. — 1965 •A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them. •(US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors. formssupervisors