Home › Words › S › superintendersuperintendersuperintender means A superintendent.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, superintender ranks #16,749 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom superintend + -er.nounA superintendent.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.superintendent 82% match — A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something. vs superintender →superintendence 80% match — The act of superintending; supervision. vs superintender →superintend 78% match — To oversee the work of others; to supervise. vs superintender →superintendency 78% match — The condition of being a superintendent. vs superintender →unsuperintended 67% match — Not superintended. vs superintender →oversman 66% match — An overseer or superintendent, especially of a mine vs superintender →subinspector 61% match — A subordinate inspector. vs superintender →supervisorily 61% match — In a supervisory manner; by a supervisor. vs superintender →