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super noun- a superintendent, especially of an apartment building AUSTRALIA, 1857
- Ray was the man’s super before the man set him up downtown, doing the apartments. — Elmore Leonard, Switch, pp. 64–65, 1878
- The shop super and two other shop leadermen came in and he talked to them in turn. — Chester Himes, If He Hollers Let Him Go, p. 28, 1945
- He was going with the super of the place, Harold, who was very friendly with us. — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 296, 1946
- She called the super. He knew her and let her in. — Mickey Spillane, I, The Jury, p. 9, 1947
- The super lets me come down here. — Nat Hentoff, Jazz Country, p. 114, 1965
- Last month I was late paying the rent and told the super, “I’m waiting for that man to bring me money.” — Susan Hall, Gentleman of Leisure, p. 144, 1972
- Guy used to be the super in Roger’s building. — Edwin Torres, Q & A, p. 88, 1977
- a supernumerary UK, 1838
- But for autumn/winter 2003, many of the major labels have opted for big-league stars instead of Natalia, Liya, Maria Carla or any of the old supers. — The Guardian, 18 July 2003
- high-octane or top-grade petrol UK, 1967
- “Extra” (82 octane, currently US$1.12 per US gallon) and “Super” (92 Octane, currently US$1.51 per US gallon). Both are unleaded. — Daisy and Robert Kunstaetter, Footprint Ecuador and the Galapagos Handbook, 2003
- in carnival usage, a handsome watch displayed as a prize US
- — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 263, 1981
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