headmaster
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headmaster — index pedagogue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
headmaster — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a male head teacher … English terms dictionary
headmaster — [hed′mas΄tər] n. in certain schools, esp. private schools for boys, the man in charge of the school; principal headmastership n … English World dictionary
headmaster */ — UK [ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈhedˌmæstər] noun [countable] Word forms headmaster : singular headmaster plural headmasters British a male teacher who is in charge of a school. A more usual word is headteacher. The usual American word is principal … English dictionary
headmaster — I headmaster, headmistress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. principal. See school. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dean, director, superintendent; see administrator , principal … English dictionary for students
headmaster — [[t]he̱dmɑ͟ːstə(r), mæ̱st [/t]] headmasters N COUNT A headmaster is a man who is the head teacher of a school. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
headmaster — The professional title of a male teacher in charge of a school. ‘Headmistress’ is the corresponding term for a woman who fills that role. Both terms are used on formal occasions to address the people concerned, though such vocative usage was… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Headmaster (Transformers) — Headmasters are a sub group of characters from the Transformers meta series, distinguished by their ability to detach their heads when transforming into their alternate modes, with the heads then transforming themselves into a humanoid form.… … Wikipedia
headmaster - principal — In Britain, the teacher in charge of a school is called the headmaster or headmistress. In America, these terms refer only to teachers in charge of private schools. The teacher in charge of any other kind of school is called the principal. In… … Useful english dictionary
headmaster — noun Date: 1576 a man heading the staff of a private school ; principal • headmasterly adjective • headmastership noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
