What does 'supervisor' mean?

[tulipflower]

[FONT=&quot]In the following situation, what does 'supervisor' mean?

Situation 1)[/FONT][FONT=&quot] You work in a bookstore. You are scheduled to start work at noon today. You will take over for your supervisor who is working the morning shift. You arrive at the bookstore a few minutes late. You see your supervisor waiting for you there.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]a) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]I am sorry. I'm late. It won't happen again.[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]b) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sorry I’m a little late- the traffic was awful![/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]c) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sorry I am late.[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]d) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]I'm sorry. I had to do something.[/FONT]
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[Rover_KE]

What meaning of 'supervisor' have you found in dictionaries?

 

[tulipflower]

someone who supervises a person or activity

I know the meaning. I mean what a 'supervisor' does in a shop?
Is that the same as a shopkeeper?

 

[emsr2d2]

There is no standard definition for "shopkeeper". What a supervisor does at work will depend entirely on his/her location and the type of shop. However, the context in post 1 makes it clear that this particular supervisor supervises the person who is late for work.

 

[GoesStation]

A supervisor in any work context is someone holding a position one level higher in authority. In addition to any other duties, a supervisor is responsible for directing the people in the next lower level who "report to" him or her. In American English, such people are inelegantly called "direct reports".