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superintendent
/ˌsupɝənˈtɛndənt/, /ˌsupɝɪnˈtɛndənt/
Superintendent
01
a person who manages or controls an activity, a department, a group of workers, etc.
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
superintendents
02
(in the US) a person who works as the head of an urban police department
03
(in the UK) a high-ranking officer in the British police force with a position above that of a chief inspector
04
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
DialectAmerican
American
