superintendent

Meaning

Noun

1. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
2. (Commonwealth) A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
3. The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same. Often abbreviated "super".
4. The head of a Sunday school.
5. In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
6. (US) A janitor.

Adj

Overseeing; superintending.

Synonyms

supervisor

overseer

manager

director

super

leader

warden

foreman

inspector

master

headman

caretaker

guardian

controller

janitor

nurse

commissioner

head

steward

superior

keeper

curator

lord

conductor

minister

supt.

boss

stewardess

surveyor

taskmaster

chief librarian

superior officer

supervision

education officer

managerial staff

one who looks after

propositus

department manager

handling crew

administrator

chief administrator

capo

captain

chief

chief executive

chief justice

chief of police

coach

commander

conductress

Translations

soprintendente

superintendente

sovrintendente

superintendente

commissaire

directeur

commissario

Inspektor

surveillant

yönetici

opzichter

curator

comissário

Leiter

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

Sentences

The district is led by superintendent is Doctor Lori Harper .