superior vs supervisor

supervisor vs superior

superior and supervisor both are nouns.

superior is an adjective but supervisor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
superior	Yes	Yes	No	No
supervisor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, supervisor is a hyponym of superior; that is, supervisor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than superior:

superior: one of greater rank or station or quality
supervisor: one who supervises or has charge and direction of

Other hyponyms of superior include better, god.

superior (noun)	supervisor (noun)
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character	a program that controls the execution of other programs
one of greater rank or station or quality	one who supervises or has charge and direction of
the head of a religious community
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

superior (adjective)	supervisor (adjective)
written or printed above and to one side of another character
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
of high or superior quality or performance
having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit
(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by
having a higher rank
(often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

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