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[ hed-mas-ter, -mah-ster ] / ˈhɛdˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR headmaster ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe person in charge of a private school. Origin of headmasterFirst recorded in 1570–80; head + master OTHER WORDS FROM headmasterhead·mas·ter·ship, nounWords nearby headmasterheadlock, headlong, head louse, headman, head margin, headmaster, headmasterly, head mike, headmistress, headmistressy, head money Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headmasterMeanwhile, Benjamin says, the Board watched, applauded the parents, and barred the headmaster from responding. Lawsuit Claims Author Nicholas Sparks Is a Racist, Anti-Semitic Bully|Melissa Leon|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST I knew the headmaster there, he had set it up to have lunch with the head of the English department. Peter Guralnick: In Love With the Life of Music|Ron Hogan|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Unamused, the headmaster had destroyed the issue and threatened to bounce Bonzo's creator from school. Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Foote lasted for three years as headmaster and has since suffered a stroke, but told Kamil that he could remember the incident. 5 Revelations of Abuse From the Expose of Abuse at Horace Mann|Matthew DeLuca|June 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Babeu served for 20 years in the National Guard and was once a headmaster of a Massachusetts school for boys. Paul Babeu, Immigration Hawk Sheriff, Outed by Alleged Mexican Gay Lover|Terry Greene Sterling|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST I shall ask the Headmaster if a special prize cannot be given to Johnstone. The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh I wish the headmaster would put the place out of bounds entirely until the election is over. The White Feather|P. G. Wodehouse The explanatory words beneath it are attributed to Dr. Christopher Jonson, headmaster from 1560 to 1571. I felt like a naughty school-boy about to interview the headmaster. Diary of a U-Boat Commander|Anonymous Is headmaster of a public school, and one of the editors of De Dageraad. A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations|Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for headmaster
nouna male principal of a schoolGender-neutral form: head teacher Derived forms of headmasterheadmastership, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to headmastersuperintendent, principal, director, administrator |