a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
a person who is in charge of maintenance and repairs of an apartment house; custodian.
a high-ranking police officer, especially a chief of police or an officer ranking next above an inspector.
adjective
superintending.
Origin of superintendent
1545–55; <Medieval Latin superintendent- (stem of superintendēns), present participle of superintendere to superintend; see -ent
Words nearby superintendent
superinfect, superinfection, superinflation, superintend, superintendency, superintendent, superinvolution, superior, superior alveolar nerve, superior anastomotic vein, superior artery of knee
The district’s superintendent David Miyashiro wants to keep that program running through the fall.
For Now, New School-Like Day Camps Won’t Be Allowed in the Fall|Will Huntsberry|August 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The superintendent of Bonsall Unified told us her district ordered laptops to give to students, but they won’t arrive for months.
Morning Report: Rural Districts Still Scrambling to Prepare for Online Learning|Voice of San Diego|August 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The superintendent at Borrego Springs Unified School District said he’s still trying to figure out how to connect students where there’s spotty cell phone and internet service.
Rural Districts Still Lack Devices, Internet Access as School Year Draws Near|Kayla Jimenez|August 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Evans and Barrera gathered together superintendents and board members from some of the biggest districts in California, including Los Angeles Unified.
How Los Angeles and San Diego Unified Started Driving State Education Policy|Will Huntsberry|July 29, 2020|Voice of San Diego
I happened to run into the superintendent the day we got the news, and blurted out a question in an unguarded moment.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Superintendent Smith, in fact, had fielded a steady stream of complaints about him that never resulted in any direct action.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His sensitivity to this problem came out in his first sharp disagreement with his boss, VMI superintendent Francis H. Smith.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Comey had little to say about what Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy recognizes as the core problem.
How Chicago Became ‘Chiraq’|Michael Daly|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Superintendent of Schools Donald Trombley is quoted in The Ithaca Journal: “It is unbelievable hysteria.”
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mat Gleason, superintendent of the Oro Ranch, loafed, his back against a post.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs
He did not deny the serious charge to this superintendent of public proprieties.
The American Missionary, Vol. XLII. April, 1888. No. 4.|Various
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The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6)|John Knox
Together they talked over the superintendent's offer of the position of chaplain.
The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land|Ralph Connor
The superintendent sprang through the open door, but was too late.
The Iron Horse|R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for superintendent
superintendent
/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt, ˌsuːprɪn-) /
noun
a person who directs and manages an organization, office, etc
(in Britain) a senior police officer higher in rank than an inspector but lower than a chief superintendent
(in the US) the head of a police department
mainlyUS and Canadiana caretaker, esp of a block of apartments