headteachernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌhedˈtiː.tʃər/us/ˈhedˌtiː.tʃɚ/UK US principal, UK also headA2 someone who is in charge of a school
Examples
- As this affects school policy, I would imagine we need to speak to the headteacher about it first.
- At school she was always being called into the headteacher's office.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Teachers
- academician
- associate professor
- board of education
- dean
- docent
- handler
- housemaster
- housemistress
- instructor
- lecturer
- lectureship
- mentor
- professorial
- professorship
- rector
- residence
- schoolie
- scribe
- substitute
- tutor
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