superintendent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person who directs and manages an organization
noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

He was the assistant superintendent. — Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Sit down Ropes,” said the superintendent. — Cast Upon the Breakers, Horatio, Jr. Alger
He was superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday-school. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain

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