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headmistress

English

Etymology

head +? mistress

Pronunciation

Noun

headmistress (plural headmistresses, masculine headmaster)

  1. (chiefly Britain) A female school principal.

Synonyms

  • headteacher (UK, gender-neutral)
  • principal (US, gender-neutral)

Translations

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schoolmaster

English

Alternative forms

  • scholemaster (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school +? master.

Pronunciation

Noun

schoolmaster (plural schoolmasters)

  1. A male teacher.
  2. Male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
  3. Anything that teaches.
    The war was a tough schoolmaster for the Athenians.

Derived terms

  • schoolmasterish
  • schoolmasterly

Related terms

  • schoolmistress
  • headmaster / headmistress

Translations

Verb

schoolmaster (third-person singular simple present schoolmasters, present participle schoolmastering, simple past and past participle schoolmastered)

  1. To teach in the capacity of schoolmaster.

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