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manager /ˈmæn.ɪ.

dʒə r / /-dʒɚ/ noun [ C ]


1. the person who is responsible for managing an organization
a bank manager
a station manager
the production manager
I wish to speak to the manager.
2. the person whose job is to organize and sometimes train a sports team
a football manager
3. The manager of a singer, actor or other performer is a person whose job is to arrange
the business part of their work.
*** manageress /ˌmæn.ɪ.dʒ ə rˈes/ /-dʒə.res/ noun [ C ] OLD-FASHIONED a female manager

skill /skɪl/ noun [ C or U ]


an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it
Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.
I have no skill at/in sewing.

supervisor /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪ.zə r / /-pɚ.vaɪ.zɚ/ noun [ C ]


1. a person whose job is to supervise someone or something
2. in some colleges, a teacher with responsibility for a particular student
3. US A town or county supervisor is an elected official who manages local government
services.

scary /ˈskeə.ri/ /ˈsker.i/ adjective


INFORMAL ( UK ALSO scarey ) frightening
a scary movie/story

advice /ədˈvaɪs/ noun [ U ]


an opinion which someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in
a particular situation
Steven gave me some good advice.
I think I'll take your advice (= do what you suggest) and get the green dress.
Can I give you a piece of advice?
I need some advice on which computer to buy.
[ + to infinitive ] My advice is to go by train.
We went to Paris on Sarah's advice.
The phrase ‘pros and cons’ is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase pro et contra, ‘for and
against’, and has been in use in the abbreviated form since the 16th century, according
to the Oxford English Dictionary.
‘Pros and cons’ is a well-established standard usage; Oxford’s larger dictionaries do not
mark it as ‘informal’ or in any way restricted in use. The much longer alternative is the
phrase ‘arguments for and against’.

the cloud [singular] a network of servers (= computers that control or supply information to
other computers) on which data and software can be stored or managed and to which users have
access over the internet

Key company documents are now stored in the cloud, so you no longer need to save them to your
computer’s hard drive.

specialist /ˈspeʃ. ə l.ɪst/ noun [ C ]


1. someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge or skill in a particular subject
a software specialist
She's a specialist in modern French literature.
specialist advice/help
2. ( UK ALSO consultant ) a doctor who has special training in and knowledge of a
particular area of medicine
She's a specialist in childhood illnesses.
I've asked to be referred to a specialist about my back pain.

developer /dɪˈvel.ə.pə r / /-pɚ/ noun BUILDER


1. [ C ] a person or company that makes money from buying land, building new houses,
shops or offices, or by changing existing buildings to sell or rent
a property developer
playlist
noun

/ˈpleɪlɪst//ˈpleɪlɪst/
1. a list of songs and pieces of music that you create to play on a music app, computer, etc.
Get access to all your favourite albums and playlists anywhere you go.
2. a list of all the songs and pieces of music that are played by a radio station or on a radio
programme
TOPICS TV, radio and news C1

blogger /ˈblɒg.ə r / /ˈblɑː.gɚ/ noun [ C ]


someone who writes a blog

millennial

noun
/mɪˈleniəl/
/mɪˈleniəl/
[usually plural]

a person who was born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s; a member of Generation Y

o Millennials are willing to take risks and see career change as normal.

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