superintendent
adjEtymology From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.
1
Overseeing; superintending.
superintendent
nounUS /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/
Etymology From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.
7 senses
- 1A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or…
- 2A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector…
- 3The manager of a building, usually a communal residence…
- 4The head of a Sunday school.
- 5In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the…
- 6A janitor.
- 7An administrator of a school district, a local…
1
A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
2
Government, Law enforcement Commonwealth A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
- “No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!:
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
US A janitor.
- Synonyms
- manager, foreman, chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, overseer, supervisor
- Derived terms
- chief superintendent, detective chief superintendent, detective superintendent, sidewalk superintendent, SP, superintendentess, superintendential, superintendentship, supt.
- Related terms
- superintend, superintendency, police constable, woman police constable, detective constable, detective sergeant, detective inspector, detective chief inspector