'Superintendent' definitions:
Definition of 'superintendent'
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Definition of 'Superintendent'
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- Superintendent \Su`per*in*tend"ent\, a. [L. superintendens, p. pr. See Superintend.] Overseeing; superintending. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Superintendent'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator; supervisor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'superintendent'
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- administrator,
- auditor,
- bailiff,
- beadle,
- beagle,
- Big Brother,
- boatswain,
- boss,
- bound bailiff,
- captain,
- catchpole,
- chief,
- chief of police,
- commissioner,
- comptroller,
- conductor,
- constable,
- controller,
- deputy,
- deputy sheriff,
- detective,
- director,
- fed,
- federal,
- flic,
- floor manager,
- floorman,
- floorwalker,
- foreman,
- G-man,
- gaffer,
- ganger,
- gendarme,
- government man,
- governor,
- head,
- headman,
- in charge,
- inspector,
- lictor,
- lieutenant,
- mace-bearer,
- manager,
- marshal,
- monitor,
- mounted policeman,
- MP,
- narc,
- noncommissioned officer,
- officer,
- overman,
- overseeing,
- overseer,
- patrolman,
- peace officer,
- police captain,
- police commissioner,
- police constable,
- police inspector,
- police matron,
- police officer,
- police sergeant,
- policeman,
- policewoman,
- portreeve,
- proctor,
- reeve,
- roundsman,
- sergeant,
- sergeant at arms,
- sheriff,
- sirdar,
- slave driver,
- straw boss,
- subforeman,
- super,
- supervising,
- supervisor,
- supervisory,
- surveyor,
- taskmaster,
- tipstaff,
- tipstaves,
- trooper,
- visitor