adj
Meaning 1
Overseeing; superintending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
superintendent
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/
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US: /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/
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rhymes with -ɛndənt
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
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noun
Meaning 3
A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
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Synonyms: super
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noun
Meaning 5
The head of a Sunday school.
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noun
Meaning 6
In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
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noun
Meaning 7
A janitor.
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Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 8
An administrator of a school district, a local government body overseeing public schools.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: education
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noun
Meaning 9
a person who directs and manages an organization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: overseer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supervisor
Narrower terms: ramrod, school superintendent
noun
Meaning 10
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: super
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caretaker
History
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: надзирател (nadziratel) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Chinese Mandarin: 監督人 /监督人 (jiāndūrén) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Chinese Mandarin: 管理人 (guǎnlǐrén) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Danish: forstander — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Dutch: hoofdopzichter — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Esperanto: vokto — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Finnish: tarkastaja — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Finnish: valvoja — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Finnish: isännöitsijä — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- French: surintendant — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Galician: superintendente — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- German: Leiter — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Greek: επιτηρητής (epitiritís) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Ancient Greek: ἐπιστάτης (epistátēs) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Hindi: अधीक्षक (adhīkṣak) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Hungarian: felügyelő — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Hungarian: ellenőr — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Hungarian: szakmai vezető — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Irish: maor — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Italian: soprintendente — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Italian: sovrintendente — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Japanese: 管理者 (kanrisha) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Japanese: 局長 (kyokuchō) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Japanese: 警視 (keishi) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Korean: 관리자 (gwallija) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Latin: curator — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Latin: curatrix — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Latin: praefectus — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Manx: ard-er — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Middle English: surveyour — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Navajo: naatʼáanii — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Navajo: binantʼaʼí — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Portuguese: superintendente — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Romanian: supraveghetor — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Romanian: supraveghetoare — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Russian: коменда́нт (komendánt) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Russian: заве́дующий (zavédujuščij) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Russian: управля́ющий (upravljájuščij) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Russian: руководи́тель (rukovodítelʹ) — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Spanish: superintendente — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Spanish: director — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Spanish: supervisor — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Swedish: föreståndare — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Swedish: kommissarie — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Tagalog: tagapamahala — a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- Dutch: commissaris — police officer ranking above inspector
- French: superintendant — police officer ranking above inspector
- Greek: αστυνόμος (astynómos) — police officer ranking above inspector
- Hindi: अधीक्षक (adhīkṣak) — police officer ranking above inspector
- Hungarian: felügyelő — police officer ranking above inspector
- Hungarian: főfelügyelő — police officer ranking above inspector
- Hungarian: rendőrfőnök — police officer ranking above inspector
- Indonesian: komisaris — police officer ranking above inspector
- Italian: sovrintendente — police officer ranking above inspector
- Malay: سوڤراينتيندن (superinténden) — police officer ranking above inspector
- Norwegian: overbetjent — police officer ranking above inspector
- Bulgarian: управител (upravitel) — manager of a building
- French: propriétaire — manager of a building
- Hungarian: házfelügyelő — manager of a building
- Hungarian: házmester — manager of a building
- Hungarian: gondnok — manager of a building
- Hungarian: épületgondnok — manager of a building
- Korean: 관리인 (gwalliin) — manager of a building
- Portuguese: síndico — manager of a building
- Portuguese: síndica — manager of a building
- Swedish: vicevärd — manager of a building
- Tagalog: tagapamahala ng gusali — manager of a building
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