Noun

(en noun)

(senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:

My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.

(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.

* 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :

When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".

(senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.

All firefighters report to the fire chief .

An informal address to an equal.

Hey, chief.

Noun

(wikipedia superintendent) (en noun)

A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.

*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne

, title=Well Tackled! , chapter=7 citation , passage=“No, don't,” replied the superintendent ; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”}}

The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same. Often abbreviated "super".

(chiefly, US) A janitor.