I’d like to speak to the manager.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
manager
noun
a person who controls an organization, a business or a shop:
He is the manager of a shoe shop.
a bank manager
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
manager
man‧ag‧er S1 W1 /ˈmænɪdʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: management, manager, manageability, manageress; adjective: manageable ≠ unmanageable, managerial; verb: manage]
1. someone whose job is to manage part or all of a company or other organization
bank/sales/project etc manager
• She’s now assistant marketing manager for the south east area.
• one of our regional managers
manager of
• the general manager of Chevrolet
• a middle manager in a computer company (=someone who manages a small part of a company) ⇨ line manager
2. someone who is in charge of training and organizing a sports team:
• the new England manager
manager of
• the manager of Lazio
3. someone who is in charge of the business affairs of a singer, an actor etc
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ boss the person who is in charge of you at work. Boss sounds rather informal. The usual word to use in more formal English is manager: • Does your boss know you're looking for another job?
▪ manager the person in charge of a business such as a shop, a bank, or a hotel, or of a part of a business: • I'd like to speak to the hotel manager. | • the sales manager | • the manager of an Italian restaurant
▪ head the person who is in charge of an organization or a department within that organization: • the head of the CIA | • My wife's head of the French department at the university. | • He was the former head of the American Cancer Society.
▪ chief the most important person or one of the most important people in an organization such as the police, the fire department, or the army: • the chief of police | • police/army/fire chiefs | • Health chiefs have secured cash to build two new hospitals.
▪ president especially American English the person who is in charge of a large company or a department within a company: • the president of CBS news | • Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.
▪ managing director British English the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company or organization: • He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
▪ chief executive (also chief executive officer, CEO) the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company: • the CEO of General Motors | • Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.
▪ supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: • He was employed as a warehouse supervisor.
▪ line manager the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company: • If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
▪ report to somebody if you report to someone in a company, that person is directly in charge of you: • Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
manager
man·ager [manager managers] [ˈmænɪdʒə(r)] [ˈmænɪdʒər] noun
1. a person who is in charge of running a business, a shop/store or a similar organization or part of one
• a bank/hotel manager
• the sales/marketing/personnel manager
• a meeting of area managers
see also middle manager
2. a person who deals with the business affairs of an actor, a musician, etc.
3. a person who trains and organizes a sports team
• the new manager of Italy
Thesaurus:
manager noun C
• a bank/hotel manager
director • • employer • • supervisor • • superintendent • • foreman • |especially BrE governor • |informal boss •
work for a/an manager/director/employer/boss
work under a/an manager/supervisor/superintendent/foreman
have a/an manager/director/employer/supervisor/foreman/governor/boss
Manager or director? Both manager and director can be used to talk about a person who is in charge of an activity or department within a company: a sales manager/director. However, in a large company, a director is often in charge of several managers.
Example Bank:
• A product manager is responsible for product profitability.
• Companies replace managers who underperform relative to their rivals.
• Each programme is discussed with the responsible manager.
• He has been promoted to business development manager.
• He will be the club's caretaker manager until a new manager is appointed.
• It helps to have a sympathetic manager.
• Last month he was named manager of the new unit.
• They hired a new campaign manager.
• Your job will be to assist the production manager.
• another disappointing day for the beleaguered England manager
• the marketing manager for a large company
• I'll ask my manager if I can leave early.
• Sales manager Chris Jones says, ‘We're thrilled with the results’.
• There's a meeting of area managers next Tuesday.
• a bank/hotel manager
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
manage
manage (CONTROL) /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/
verb [T]
to be responsible for controlling or organizing someone or something especially a business:
Has she had any experience of managing large projects?
He's not very good at managing people.
His job involved managing large investment funds.
When you have a job as well as children to look after, you have to learn how to manage your time.
See also mismanage.
management /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
noun [U]
the control and organization of something:
The company has suffered from several years of bad management.
There is a need for stricter financial management.
a management training scheme
management /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
group noun [C]
the group of people responsible for controlling and organizing a company:
Management has/have offered staff a 3% pay increase.
manager /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒəʳ/ US /-dʒɚ/
noun [C]
1 the person who is responsible for managing an organization:
a bank manager
a station manager
the production manager
I wish to speak to the manager.
2 the person whose job is to organize and sometimes train a sports team:
a football manager
3 The manager of a singer, actor or other entertainer is a person whose job is to arrange the business part of their work.
manageress /ˌmæn.ɪ.dʒərˈes/ US /-dʒə.res/
noun [C] OLD-FASHIONED
a female manager
managerial /ˌmæn.əˈdʒɪə.ri.əl/ US /-ˈdʒɪr.i-/
adjective
relating to a manager or management:
managerial responsibilities/decisions/skills
Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
manager
/mænɪdʒə(r)/
(managers)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A manager is a person who is responsible for running part of or the whole of a business organization.
The chef, staff and managers are all Chinese.
...a retired bank manager.
N-COUNT
2.
The manager of a pop star or other entertainer is the person who looks after their business interests.
N-COUNT
3.
The manager of a sports team is the person responsible for training the players and organizing the way they play. In American English, manager is only used for baseball; in other sports, coach is used instead.
N-COUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
manager
man·ag·er /ˈmænɪʤɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
1 : someone who is in charge of a business, department, etc.
• I'd like to speak to the manager, please.
• He was promoted to manager last year.
• a sales/bank/personnel manager
• The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
- see also stage manager
2 : someone who directs the training and performance of a sports team especially; US : a person who directs a baseball team
• The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.
3 : someone who directs the professional career of an entertainer or athlete
• The actress recently fired her manager.
4 : someone who decides how to use something
• She's a bad manager of her time/money.