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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per•in•tend•ent /ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt, ˌsuprɪn-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who guides or directs some work, establishment, etc.;
supervisor:the superintendent of schools. - one who is in charge of maintenance and repairs for an apartment house;
custodian:Call the superintendent; the bathroom is flooding. adj. [before a noun] - superintending.
See -tend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per•in•tend•ent (so̅o̅′pər in ten′dənt, so̅o̅′prin-),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Puritanisma high-ranking police officer, esp. a chief of police or an officer ranking next above an inspector.
adj. - superintending.
- Medieval Latin superintendent- (stem of superintendēns), present participle of superintendere to superintend; see -ent
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: superintendent /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt ˌsuːprɪn-/ n - 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
- chiefly US Canadian a caretaker, esp of a block of apartments
adj - of or relating to supervision; superintending
Etymology: 16th Century: from Church Latin superintendens overseeing |