D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Superintendent

/so͞opˌ-ẽr-ən-tĕn'-dənt/ · Su·per·in·tend·ent · IPA /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/
01 a. Overseeing; superintending.
  1. 1.
    Overseeing; superintending.
02 n. One who has the oversight and charge of some place, institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of direction; as, the super…
  1. 1.
    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.