• (n.) One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/overseer/
O`ver·seer' noun One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/56