superintendent

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: superintendant, superintender, superintendence, superintendency, superintended, superintending, superintendents

Antonyms: superintendant, superintender, superintendence, superintendency, superintended, superintending, superintendents

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A person who is [[authorized]] to [[supervise]], [[direct]] or [[administer]] something.
2. {{lb|en|Commonwealth|law enforcement}} A [[police officer]] [[rank]], [[positioned]] above [[chief inspector]], and below [[chief superintendent]].
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]] [[church]]es, a [[clergyman]] having the [[oversight]] of the [[clergy]] of a [[district]].
6. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} A [[janitor]].
7. {{lb|en|US|education}} An [[administrator]] of a [[school district]], a local government body overseeing [[public school]]s.

Adjective

1. Overseeing; superintending.

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