superintendent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: superintendent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for superintendent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
superintendent n a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: overseer, superintendent] a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector Synonym(s): superintendent, super
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superintendent \Su`perintend"ent\, a. [L. superintendens, p. pr. See {Superintend}.] Overseeing; superintending.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superintendent \Su`perintend"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.