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superintendent
[ soo-per-in-ten-duhnt, soo-prin- ]
/ Ësu pÉr ÉȘnËtÉn dÉnt, Ësu prÉȘn- /
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noun
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
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Origin of superintendent
1545â55; <Medieval Latin superintendent- (stem of superintendÄns), present participle of superintendere to superintend; see -ent
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British Dictionary definitions for superintendent
superintendent
/ (ËsuËpÉrÉȘnËtÉndÉnt, ËsuËprÉȘn-) /
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
mainly US and Canadian a caretaker, esp of a block of apartments
adjective
of or relating to supervision; superintending
Word Origin for superintendent
C16: from Church Latin superintendens overseeing
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