SUPERINTENDENTS

Noun

superintendents

plural of superintendent

Source: Wiktionary


SUPERINTENDENT

Su`per*in*tend"ent, a. Etym: [L. superintendens, p.pr. See Superintend.]

Definition: Overseeing; superintending.

Su`per*in*tend"ent, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. superintendant, F. surintendant. Cf. Surintendant.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 October 2024

LOSE

(verb) allow to go out of sight or mind; “The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light”; “lose the crowds by climbing a mountain”; “the lost tribe”


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