| 单词 | headmaster |
| 释义 | headmaster (once / 4736 pages) n A headmaster is the principal of a private school. Your prep school headmaster might have also taught your favorite English class. The head of a school, especially if the school is in Britain or is private or a boarding school, is called a headmaster. The headmaster is often in charge of discipline as well as the running of the school. It's common these days to use the term head teacher rather than headmaster, since it includes both male and female principals. The word headmaster has been around since the 1570's. WORD FAMILYheadmaster: headmasters, headmastership+/headmastership: headmasterships USAGE EXAMPLESThe headmaster arranged for the two to meet. BBC(Dec 23, 2016) St. Mark’s School of Texas headmaster David Dini said Spencer’s activities have “been deeply troubling and terribly upsetting to our whole school community.” Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) “It certainly was a great experience,” said Peter Franklin, headmaster of the Sankt Joseph Catholic school in Copenhagen. Seattle Times(Nov 01, 2016) n presiding officer of a school Syn|Hypo|Hyper master, schoolmaster housemaster teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse head, head teacher, principal, school principal the educator who has executive authority for a school |
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