housemaster
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Born in Edinburgh, Fr Mackenzie taught at Carlekemp during two spells between the 1950s and 1970s, and was a teacher and housemaster at Fort Augustus between 1977 and 1988.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2021
For one thing, he had the good fortune to be assigned to a housemaster, Arthur Goodhart, who was a lax disciplinarian and who thought that music was more important than sports.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 5, 2018
Now back in print, Jane Gardam’s 1976 novel features an awkward teenage girl, Marigold Green, living with her widower father, a housemaster at a boys’ school in the north of England.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
Heywood's Harrow housemaster says he was lazy, there was something missing, and Neil didn't keep in touch after leaving.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2012
Reverend Mokitimi stood his ground: “Dr. Wellington, I am the housemaster and I have told you that I will report to you tomorrow, and that is what I will do.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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