superintendent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who directs and manages an organization
    overseer.
  2. noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
    super.

WordNet

Su`per*in*tend"ent adjective
Etymology
L. superintendens, p.pr. See Superintend.
Definitions
  1. Overseeing; superintending.
Su`per*in*tend"ent noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. superintendant, F. surintendant. Cf. Surintendant.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913