headmaster
noun/ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)/
/ˌhedˈmæstər/
(British English, becoming old-fashioned) (British English usually head teacher)
(North American English usually principal)
- a male teacher who is in charge of a school, especially a private school
- He went on to become headmaster of a school in Bath.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1- He is a retired headmaster, living in Edinburgh.
- There was a notice board on the wall outside the headmaster's study.
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