superintendent

Meaning of superintendent

noun
  1. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
  2. 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. A janitor.

adjective

Overseeing; superintending.

Information about superintendent

Hyphenation of superintendent

su-per-in-ten-dent

  • It consists of 5 syllables and 14 chars.
  • superintendent is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

superintendent synonyms

Meaning overseer:

overseer

Meaning super:

super

Meaning :

chief, head, comptroller, controller, foreman, manager, supervisor

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