superintendent

noun/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt/

Frequency rank: #4,399 most common English word

Meaning

A person who manages or oversees a building, organization, or department.

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Example sentence

The building superintendent quickly fixed the broken heating system before winter arrived.

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