Superintendent

Noun

 * 1) A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
 * 2) A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking 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.  Often abbreviated "super".
 * 4)  A janitor.

Synonyms

 * manager – n.
 * foreman – n.
 * chief, head – n., head man
 * controller, comptroller – n.
 * overseer – n.
 * supervisor – n.

Derived terms

 * supt.
 * SP
 * chief superintendent
 * detective superintendent (DSupt)
 * detective chief superintendent (DCS)

Related terms

 * superintend
 * superintendency

Adjectives for Superintendent
tutorial; strict; immediate; personal; careful ; watchful.

Verbs for Superintendent
closet with—; consult—; —admonishes; — arbitrates; —commends; —deliberates; — dickers with; —directs; —exhorts; —goads;governs; —guides; —manages; —officiates; —pilots; —prescribes; —presides; — pulls strings; —regulates; —sacks; —steers.

Thesaurus
Big Brother, G-man, MP, administrator, auditor, bailiff, beadle, beagle, 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, gaffer, ganger, gendarme, government man, governor, head, headman, in charge, inspector, lictor, lieutenant, mace-bearer, manager, marshal, monitor, mounted policeman, 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

Translations

 * Dutch: hoofdopzichter
 * Finnish: tarkastaja, valvoja, isännöitsijä (of a building)
 * French: surintendant
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 管理者 (かんりしゃ, kanrisha)、局長 (きょくちょう, kyokuchou), 警視 (けいし, keishi; police)


 * Manx: ard-er
 * Navajo:
 * Portuguese: superintendente –
 * Spanish: superintendente -, ,