supervisor vs superior

superior vs supervisor

supervisor and superior both are nouns.

supervisor is not an adjective while superior is an adjective.

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

As nouns, superior is a hypernym of supervisor; that is, superior is a word with a broader meaning than supervisor:

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

Other hypernyms of supervisor include higher-up, superordinate.

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

supervisor (adjective)	superior (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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