headmaster
[hed-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- the person in charge of a private school.
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Origin of headmaster
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Contemporary Examples
Meanwhile, Benjamin says, the Board watched, applauded the parents, and barred the headmaster from responding.
I knew the headmaster there, he had set it up to have lunch with the head of the English department.
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 LampoonRobert Sam Anson
March 1, 2014
Foote lasted for three years as headmaster and has since suffered a stroke, but told Kamil that he could remember the incident.
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 LoverTerry Greene Sterling
February 18, 2012
Historical Examples
As a headmaster he was a gigantic character; of that there can be no doubt whatever.
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
It was better than the forged pass signed with the headmaster's name.
RunawayWilliam Morrison
"I'll decide upon your punishment later," announced the headmaster.
The Brighton Boys in the Radio ServiceJames R. Driscoll
The headmaster is custom and the lessons are the same for all.
The Necessity of AtheismDr. D.M. Brooks
The headmaster stood up and rapped on his table with a knife.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and SketchesMaurice Baring
headmaster
- a male principal of a schoolGender-neutral form: head teacher
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Word Origin and History for headmaster
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