superintendent

UK: /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt/

US: /ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt, ˌsuprɪn-/

US: (so̅o̅′pər in ten′dənt, so̅o̅′prin-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

su•per•in•tend•ent /ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt, ˌsuprɪn-/   n. 

[countable]
1. one who guides or directs some work, establishment, etc.;
   supervisor:
   the superintendent of schools.
2. one who is in charge of maintenance and repairs for an apartment house;
   custodian:
   Call the superintendent; the bathroom is flooding.

adj. [before a noun]

3. superintending.

See -tend-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

su•per•in•tend•ent  (so̅o̅′pər in ten′dənt, so̅o̅′prin-), n. 

1. a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.;
   supervisor.
2. a person who is in charge of maintenance and repairs of an apartment house;
   custodian.
3. Puritanism a high-ranking police officer, esp. a chief of police or an officer ranking next above an inspector.

adj. 

4. superintending.

• Medieval Latin superintendent- (stem of superintendēns), present participle of superintendere to superintend; see -ent
• 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

superintendent / ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt ˌsuːprɪn-/ noun

1. a person who directs and manages an organization, office, etc
2. (in Britain) a senior police officer higher in rank than an inspector but lower than a chief superintendent
3. (in the US) the head of a police department
4. a caretaker, esp of a block of apartments

adjective

1. of or relating to supervision; superintending

Etymology: 16th Century: from Church Latin superintendens overseeing