Hypertext Webster Gateway: "superintendent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Superintendent \Su`per*in*tend"ent\, a. [L. superintendens, p.
pr. See {Superintend}.]
Overseeing; superintending.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Superintendent \Su`per*in*tend"ent\, n. [Cf. OF. superintendant,
F. surintendant. Cf. {Surintendant}.]
One who has the oversight and charge of some place,
institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power
of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the
superintendent of public works.
Syn: Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator;
supervisor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
superintendent
n 1: a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: {overseer}]
2: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as
janitor and rent collector [syn: {super}]
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