super

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
  2. adjective of the highest quality
  3. adjective including more than a specified category

Etymology

From super- (prefix), from Middle English super-, from Latin super-, from super (“above”). Doublet of over and hyper.

In classic literature

Synonyms

superintendent

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