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sidewalk superintendent

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sidewalk superintendent

1. n. someone who—out of curiosity—watches excavations being dug and buildings being built. All day, the lines of sidewalk superintendents oozed by.

2. n. any critic. If another sidewalk superintendent comes in here and tries to tell me how to manage this office, heads will roll.

See also: sidewalk