Observer vs Supervisor - What's the difference?
observer | supervisor |
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
(military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
(military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.
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.
As nouns the difference between observer and supervisor
is that observer is one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice while supervisor is a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.observer
English
(wikipedia observer)Noun
(en noun)- Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
- I shall be an observer of the local customs.
- The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
- The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer .
- We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.