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| agency shop |
an agreement, between an owner or manager and a union that requires employees who do not want to join the union to pay a fee. [1/2 definitions] |
| agent |
a manager or employee at an agency. [1/5 definitions] |
| boss1 |
a person who employs others or supervises their work; manager. [1/7 definitions] |
| businessperson |
a person who works in business or commerce, esp. an executive or manager. |
| callboard |
a backstage bulletin board in a theater, used by the director, stage manager, and the like to post notices or instructions. |
| comanager |
combined form of manager. |
| dairyman |
a male owner, manager, or employee of a dairy. |
| dairywoman |
a female owner, manager, or employee of a dairy. |
| Gerry Jackson |
founder and station manager of SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe's only independent radio station, which is broadcast from London, England. |
| impresario |
any manager or producer. [1/2 definitions] |
| innkeeper |
the owner or manager of an inn. |
| intendant |
a government manager or superintendent of some public operation or office. |
| keeper |
a manager of a certain type of business (often used in combination). [1/5 definitions] |
| maître d'hôtel |
the manager or owner of a hotel. [1/2 definitions] |
| managerial |
of or relating to management or a manager. |
| mgr. |
abbreviation of "manager." |
| padrone |
the owner or manager of an inn; innkeeper. [1/2 definitions] |
| restaurateur |
the owner or manager of a restaurant. |
| stage-manage |
to serve as stage manager for (a theatrical production). [2/3 definitions] |
| submanager |
combined form of manager. |
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