Meaning of SUPERINTENDENT
| Pronunciation: | | `soopurin'tenndent
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- [n] a person who directs and manages an organization
- [n] a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
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| | Synonyms: | | overseer, super |
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| | See Also: | | caretaker, ramrod, school superintendent, supervisor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Su`per*in*tend"ent\, a. [L. superintendens, p.
pr. See {Superintend}.]
Overseeing; superintending.
\Su`per*in*tend"ent\, n. [Cf. OF. superintendant,
F. surintendant. Cf. {Surintendant}.]
One who has the oversight and charge of some place,
institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power
of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the
superintendent of public works.
Syn: Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator;
supervisor.
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