su ‧ per ‧ in ‧ tend ‧ ent /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a high rank in the British police, or someone who has this rank
2 . ( also superintendent of schools ) someone who is in charge of all the schools in a particular area in the US
3 . someone who is officially in charge of a place, job, activity etc:
a young park superintendent
the superintendent of the Methodist Church in Hawaii
4 . American English someone who is in charge of an apartment building and is responsible for making repairs in it SYN caretaker British English