superintendent
/ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/
superintendent noun: a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
Noun
superintendent (plural superintendents)
- A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
- 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!
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- super
- The head of a Sunday school.
- In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
- A janitor.
- An administrator of a school district, a local government body overseeing public schools.
Adjective
superintendent (not comparable)
- Overseeing; superintending.
superintendent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
superintendent in Hindi
- a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something
- अधीक्षक adhīkṣak
- police officer ranking above inspector
- अधीक्षक adhīkṣak
superintendent in Tamil
- கண்காணிப்பாளர்
superintendent in Marathi
- अधीक्षक, अधीक्षका, अधीक्षिका
superintendent in Urdu
- superintendent or treasurer ; administrator, procurator, or trustee
- متولی mutavallī
- superintendent
- ناظر nāzir
More languagesFewer languages
- superintendent in Bengali
- অধীক্ষক, অধ্যক্ষ, নিয়ন্ত্রক
- superintendent in Telugu
- అధ్యక్షుడు adhyakṣuḍu
- superintendent in Malayalam
- സൂപ്രണ്ട് sūpraṇṭŭ
- superintendent in Kannada
- ಅಧೀಕ್ಷಕ, ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಕ, ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕ, ನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ
- superintendent in Punjabi
- ਸੁਪਰਡੈਂਟ
- superintendent in Gujarati
- સુપ્રિટેન્ડન્ટ, સુપ્રિટેન્ડેન્ટ, સુપ્રિન્ટેન્ડન્ટ
- superintendent in Odia
- ଅଧୀକ୍ଷକ, ସୁପରିଣ୍ଟେଣ୍ଡେଣ୍ଟ୍
- superintendent in Nepali
- अधीक्षक, सुपरिटेन्डेन्ट, सुप्रिन्टेन्डेन्ट
- superintendent in Tagalog
- tagapamahala, tagapamahala ng gusali
- superintendent in Indonesian
- komisaris
Examples of superintendent in a sentence
- The superintendent pianoed his fingers on the surface of a nearby desk.
- Forgione is now school superintendent in Austin, Texas, deep in the heart of Bushland.
- School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.
Synonyms of superintendent
Forms of superintendent
| plural | superintendents |
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Origin of superintendent
From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.
Words formed from superintendent
- chief superintendent
- detective chief superintendent
- detective superintendent
- sidewalk superintendent
- SP
- superintendentess
- superintendential
- superintendentship
- supt.
Words that rhyme with superintendent
Questions about superintendent
- What does superintendent mean?
- Superintendent means a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
- What is superintendent in Hindi?
- Superintendent in Hindi is अधीक्षक (adhīkṣak). See Superintendent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is superintendent?
- Superintendent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce superintendent?
- Superintendent is pronounced /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ (US).
- What is the plural of superintendent?
- The plural of superintendent is superintendents.
Words near superintendent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: superintendent (page history and authors); superintendent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superintendent (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); متولی (Urdu) (page history and authors); superintendent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అధ్యక్షుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); സൂപ്രണ്ട് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); superintendent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superintendent (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superintendent (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superintendent (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superintendent (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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