housemaster

[ hous-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

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noun

a man who is in charge of a house or a dormitory in a private school for boys.

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Origin of housemaster

First recorded in 1875–80; house + master

OTHER WORDS FROM housemaster

house·mas·ter·ship, noun

Words nearby housemaster

housemaid's knee, houseman, house manager, house mark, house martin, housemaster, housemate, house moss, house moth, housemother, house mouse

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How to use housemaster in a sentence

That afternoon Dick received a telegram which sent him off full speed to his housemaster for the necessary permission to go home.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various
There was only one thing he feared; he did not want Mrs. Rogers, wife of the housemaster, to "mother" him.
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories|Various
He is now a Housemaster, with every opportunity (and full permission) to work himself to death.
The Lighter Side of School Life|Ian Hay
However, a Housemaster contra mundum, and a Housemaster in his own House, are very different beings.
The Lighter Side of School Life|Ian Hay

If a boy appears dour and dogged, the Housemaster has to decide whether he is shy or merely insolent.
The Lighter Side of School Life|Ian Hay

British Dictionary definitions for housemaster

housemaster

/ (ˈhaʊsˌmɑːstə) /

noun

a teacher, esp in a boarding school, responsible for the pupils in his house

Derived forms of housemaster

housemistress (ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrɪs), fem n

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