headmaster
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- headmastership noun
Etymology
Origin of headmaster
Example Sentences
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Collins, born in 1940, was raised near Liverpool by a schoolteacher mother and a headmaster father.
From Los Angeles Times
She said headmasters at schools that received the meals from the same kitchen should monitor their pupils.
From Barron's
"We always said he was born to be a headmaster, and sure enough, he went on to teach and become head of not one but multiple schools," he wrote.
From BBC
David Morton, headmaster of The King's School in Gloucester, which charges pupils between £3,725 and £9,050 a term, says the policy is "misjudged".
From BBC
Baxter said he and fellow councillors had met the headmaster of The King's School about plans for a year of events.
From BBC
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