Superintendent definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SUPERINTEND'ENT, n. One who ... charge of something, with the power of direction; as the superintendent of an alms-house or work-house; the superintendent of public works; the superintendent of customs or finance. 1. An ecclesiastical superior in some ... a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: overseer, superintendent] 2: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector [syn: superintendent, super] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Medieval Latin superintendent-, ...
... inspector of morals; an inspector of the press. 1. A superintendent; one to whose care the execution of any work is ... in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent b. a person appointed to oversee a polling place • inspectorship ... and make reports. 3 Brit. a police officer below a superintendent and above a sergeant in rank. Phrases and idioms: inspector ... view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer. Inspector general (Mil.), a staff officer ... rank than a sergeant and lower in rank than a superintendent. I got on the phone to Inspector Joplin at ...
... 1828 Dictionary OVERSEE'R, n. 1. One who overlooks; a superintendent; a supervisor. 2. An officer who has the care of ... a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: overseer, superintendent] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1523 supervisor, superintendent Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a person who supervises others, esp ... Dictionary Overseer O`ver*seer", n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one ... 2). See BISHOP. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, oversman. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ... officer, overman, proctor, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, superior, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, visitor
... house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector [syn: superintendent, super] adv 1: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely ... 1. [by shortening] a. supernumerary; especially a supernumerary actor b. superintendent, supervisor; especially the superintendent of an apartment building 2. [short for obsolete superhive] a ... super). --n. colloq. 1 Theatr. a supernumerary actor. 2 a superintendent. 3 superphosphate. 4 an extra, unwanted, or unimportant person; a ... straw boss, strikingly, subforeman, substitute, supe, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfine, superintendent, superior, supernumerary, supervisor, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surpassing, surpassingly ...
... 1828 Dictionary SUPERVI'SOR, n. An overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as the supervisor of a pamphlet. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... n. 1. One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools. 2. A spectator; a looker ... N-COUNT Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. See superintendent. Moby Thesaurus Big Brother, administrator, alderman, archon, auditor, bailie, boatswain ... of state, selectman, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, superior, surveyor, syndic, taskmaster, undersecretary, visitor, warden
... and America, but we generally use in lieu of it superintendent. 2. In Charleston, S. Carolina, the mayor or chief municipal ... n. 1 (esp. as a title of foreign officials) a superintendent or manager of a department of public business etc. 2 ... the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Superintendent, overseer, supervisor, inspector.
... Boss Boss, n. [D. baas master.] A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a political dictator. [Slang, U. S ... Synonyms I. n. 1. Protuberance, knob, stud, protuberant part. 2. Superintendent, overseer, master-workman, master. II. v. a. Stud, cover with ... starets, step, straw boss, stud, stunning, style, subforeman, super, superintend, superintendent, superior, superman, superstar, supervise, supervising, supervisor, supervisory, supreme, survey, surveyor ...
... directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. In all affairs thou sole director. --Swift. 2. One of ... N-COUNT Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Superintendent, manager, boss. 2. Guide, counsellor, adviser, instructor, mentor, monitor. Moby ... set designer, showman, skipper, spieler, stage director, stage manager, steersman, superintendent, supervisor, symphonic conductor, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, top dog ...
... west and north of Europe.] 1. An overseer; a spiritual superintendent, ruler or director; applied to Christ. Ye were as sheep ... OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look ... at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal.] 1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. Ye were as sheep going astray; but are ...
... of which it has the sense of director, chief or superintendent. As a title of respect given to adult persons, it ... of English Synonyms I. n. 1. Ruler, director, governor, manager, superintendent, overseer, lord. 2. Commander, captain. 3. Teacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor ... statue, stellar, still life, study, subdue, subduer, subjugate, subjugator, supereminent, superintendent, superior, superman, superstar, supervisor, suppress, supreme, sure winner, surmount, take ...
... of the state teachers association, and was chosen assistant state superintendent of schools in 1860, and from 1868 till his death was superintendent-in-chief. He died July 5, 1870, in Madison, Wis ...
... consuls or emperor. 2. A governor, commander, chief magistrate or superintendent. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a chief officer ... of the troops guarding the emperor's person. 2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment ...