SUPERINTENDENT


Meaning of SUPERINTENDENT in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a a person who superintends. b a director of an institution etc.

2 a Brit. a police officer above the rank of inspector. b US the head of a police department.

3 US the caretaker of a building.

--adj. superintending.

Etymology: eccl.L superintendent- part. stem of superintendere: see SUPERINTEND

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.