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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Superintendent \Su'per*in*tend"ent\, adjective [L. superintendens, p. pr. See {Superintend}.] Overseeing; superintending.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Superintendent \Su'per*in*tend"ent\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
superintendent
noun
1: a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: {overseer}]
2: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector [syn: {super}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
85 Moby Thesaurus words for "superintendent": 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
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