superintendent

B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #6429

Meanings

1

noun
A person who is in charge of supervising, directing, or managing something.

The superintendent oversees all the schools in the district.
2

noun
A person who manages an apartment building and keeps it in good repair.

The superintendent fixed the broken lock the same day.
3

noun
A senior police officer, ranking above chief inspector.

The case was handed to a police superintendent.

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1 noun · a person who is in charge... overseer

2 noun · a person who manages an... super

More chief comptroller controller foreman head manager supervisor

Word family

Forms superintendents

Derived forms spsuperintendential

Related forms superintend superintendency

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

superintendens la-ecc ἐπίσκοπος Ancient Greek

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# superintendent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt
**Frequency rank:** 6429

## Meanings
1. A person who is in charge of supervising, directing, or managing something.
2. A person who manages an apartment building and keeps it in good repair.
3. A senior police officer, ranking above chief inspector.

## Examples
- The superintendent oversees all the schools in the district.
- The superintendent fixed the broken lock the same day.
- The case was handed to a police superintendent.

## Synonyms
- chief
- comptroller
- controller
- foreman
- head
- manager
- overseer
- supervisor

## Derived Forms
- sp
- superintendential

## Related Forms
- superintend
- superintendency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: superintendens
- Root: ἐπίσκοπος

## Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

## AI Etymology
Superintendent is from Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop. In present-day use, it can mean a person who is in charge of supervising, directing, or managing something, or a person who manages an apartment building and keeps it in good repair. Derived formations include sp, superintendential.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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