Headmaster vs Superintendent - What's the difference?
headmaster | superintendent |
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 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.
Overseeing; superintending.
As nouns the difference between headmaster and superintendent
is that headmaster is a male school principal while superintendent is a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.As an adjective superintendent is
overseeing; superintending.headmaster
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Usage notes
The term is gender-specific, and refers to a male in the position. A female in the same role would be called a headmistress .Synonyms
* headteacher * principalAnagrams
*superintendent
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Noun
(wikipedia superintendent) (en noun)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.”}}
