headmaster
pronunciation
How to pronounce headmaster in British English:
UK [ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)]
How to pronounce headmaster in American English:
US [ˌhedˈmæstər]
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- Noun:
- presiding officer of a school
Word Origin
- headmaster (n.)
- principal of a school or seminary, 1570s, from head (adj.) + master (n.).
Synonym
Example
- 1. The headmaster may expel the boy from the school .
- 2. The voice of the headmaster interrupted .
- 3. She nodded at the headmaster ; then she looked at professor burns severely .
- 4. Following a probe by the local education authorities the headmaster of the school and two teachers were sacked .
- 5. Rae considered stamina to be the key to success as a headmaster and he possessed remarkable energy .