diff --git a/launcher.go b/launcher.go
index 8d23dbf..00f6f5d 100644
--- a/launcher.go
+++ b/launcher.go
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v7"
 )
 
-// Launcher starts the manager and poller.
+// Launcher starts the processor and poller.
 type Launcher struct {
-	// running indicates whether manager and poller are both running.
+	// running indicates whether processor and poller are both running.
 	running bool
 	mu      sync.Mutex
 
 	poller *poller
-
-	manager *manager
+	processor *processor
 }
 
 // NewLauncher creates and returns a new Launcher.
@@ -23,17 +22,17 @@ func NewLauncher(poolSize int, opt *RedisOpt) *Launcher {
 	client := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{Addr: opt.Addr, Password: opt.Password})
 	rdb := newRDB(client)
 	poller := newPoller(rdb, 5*time.Second, []string{scheduled, retry})
-	manager := newManager(rdb, poolSize, nil)
+	processor := newProcessor(rdb, poolSize, nil)
 	return &Launcher{
 		poller:  poller,
-		manager: manager,
+		processor: processor,
 	}
 }
 
 // TaskHandler handles a given task and report any error.
 type TaskHandler func(*Task) error
 
-// Start starts the manager and poller.
+// Start starts the processor and poller.
 func (l *Launcher) Start(handler TaskHandler) {
 	l.mu.Lock()
 	defer l.mu.Unlock()
@@ -41,13 +40,13 @@ func (l *Launcher) Start(handler TaskHandler) {
 		return
 	}
 	l.running = true
-	l.manager.handler = handler
+	l.processor.handler = handler
 
 	l.poller.start()
-	l.manager.start()
+	l.processor.start()
 }
 
-// Stop stops both manager and poller.
+// Stop stops both processor and poller.
 func (l *Launcher) Stop() {
 	l.mu.Lock()
 	defer l.mu.Unlock()
@@ -57,5 +56,5 @@ func (l *Launcher) Stop() {
 	l.running = false
 
 	l.poller.terminate()
-	l.manager.terminate()
+	l.processor.terminate()
 }
diff --git a/manager.go b/processor.go
similarity index 72%
rename from manager.go
rename to processor.go
index 1071320..cabf37d 100644
--- a/manager.go
+++ b/processor.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-type manager struct {
+type processor struct {
 	rdb *rdb
 
 	handler TaskHandler
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ type manager struct {
 	// does not exceed the limit
 	sema chan struct{}
 
-	// channel to communicate back to the long running "manager" goroutine.
+	// channel to communicate back to the long running "processor" goroutine.
 	done chan struct{}
 }
 
-func newManager(rdb *rdb, numWorkers int, handler TaskHandler) *manager {
-	return &manager{
+func newProcessor(rdb *rdb, numWorkers int, handler TaskHandler) *processor {
+	return &processor{
 		rdb:     rdb,
 		handler: handler,
 		sema:    make(chan struct{}, numWorkers),
@@ -30,40 +30,40 @@ func newManager(rdb *rdb, numWorkers int, handler TaskHandler) *manager {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *manager) terminate() {
-	// send a signal to the manager goroutine to stop
+func (p *processor) terminate() {
+	// send a signal to the processor goroutine to stop
 	// processing tasks from the queue.
-	m.done <- struct{}{}
+	p.done <- struct{}{}
 
 	fmt.Println("--- Waiting for all workers to finish ---")
-	for i := 0; i < cap(m.sema); i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < cap(p.sema); i++ {
 		// block until all workers have released the token
-		m.sema <- struct{}{}
+		p.sema <- struct{}{}
 	}
 	fmt.Println("--- All workers have finished! ----")
 }
 
-func (m *manager) start() {
+func (p *processor) start() {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
-			case <-m.done:
-				fmt.Println("-------------[Manager]---------------")
-				fmt.Println("Manager shutting down...")
+			case <-p.done:
+				fmt.Println("-------------[Processor]---------------")
+				fmt.Println("Processor shutting down...")
 				fmt.Println("-------------------------------------")
 				return
 			default:
-				m.processTasks()
+				p.exec()
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 }
 
-func (m *manager) processTasks() {
+func (p *processor) exec() {
 	// pull message out of the queue and process it
 	// TODO(hibiken): sort the list of queues in order of priority
 	// NOTE: BLPOP needs to timeout in case a new queue is added.
-	msg, err := m.rdb.bpop(5*time.Second, m.rdb.listQueues()...)
+	msg, err := p.rdb.bpop(5*time.Second, p.rdb.listQueues()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case errQueuePopTimeout:
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ func (m *manager) processTasks() {
 	}
 
 	t := &Task{Type: msg.Type, Payload: msg.Payload}
-	m.sema <- struct{}{} // acquire token
+	p.sema <- struct{}{} // acquire token
 	go func(task *Task) {
-		defer func() { <-m.sema }() // release token
-		err := m.handler(task)
+		defer func() { <-p.sema }() // release token
+		err := p.handler(task)
 		if err != nil {
 			if msg.Retried >= msg.Retry {
 				fmt.Println("Retry exhausted!!!")
-				if err := m.rdb.kill(msg); err != nil {
+				if err := p.rdb.kill(msg); err != nil {
 					log.Printf("[SERVER ERROR] could not add task %+v to 'dead' set\n", err)
 				}
 				return
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (m *manager) processTasks() {
 			fmt.Printf("[DEBUG] retying the task in %v\n", retryAt.Sub(time.Now()))
 			msg.Retried++
 			msg.ErrorMsg = err.Error()
-			if err := m.rdb.zadd(retry, float64(retryAt.Unix()), msg); err != nil {
+			if err := p.rdb.zadd(retry, float64(retryAt.Unix()), msg); err != nil {
 				// TODO(hibiken): Not sure how to handle this error
 				log.Printf("[SEVERE ERROR] could not add msg %+v to 'retry' set: %v\n", msg, err)
 				return