English Explanatory Dictionary

superintendent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
  2. A police officer rank, positioned 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.
  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.
adj
  1. Overseeing; superintending.

Pronunciation

/ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ en-us-superintendent.ogg

Word forms

superintendent superintendents

Etymology

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

Synonyms

manager foreman chief head head man controller comptroller overseer supervisor super

Related words

superintend superintendency woman police constable detective constable detective sergeant detective inspector detective chief inspector police constable

Derived words

chief superintendent detective chief superintendent detective superintendent sidewalk superintendent SP superintendentess superintendential superintendentship supt.
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