superintendent

Meanings

Plural: superintendents

Noun

• a person who directs and manages an organization
• a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
• A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
• A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
• 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. Often abbreviated "super".
• The head of a Sunday school.
• In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
• A janitor.

Adj

• Overseeing; superintending.

Synonyms

chief, comptroller, controller, foreman, head, head man, manager, overseer, super, supervisor

Related Words

detective chief inspector, detective constable, detective inspector, detective sergeant, police constable, superintend, superintendency, woman police constable