superintendent
noun/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt/
Frequency rank: #4,399 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person who manages or oversees a building, organization, or department.
Example sentence
The building superintendent quickly fixed the broken heating system before winter arrived.
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