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headmaster

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

noun

  1. the person in charge of a private school.


headmaster

/ ˌɛˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a male principal of a school Gender-neutral formhead teacher
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲹻ˈٱˌ󾱱, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 𲹻mt·󾱱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of headmaster1

First recorded in 1570–80; head + master
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As headmaster of Mount Kelly School, a private school in Devon, Guy Ayling is already making difficult decisions around awards for pupils.

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The veteran Oscar-nominated star is "in final talks" to sign up to play the Hogwarts headmaster, according to film and TV industry outlets Variety and Deadline.

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She finds herself regularly in trouble for challenging authority figures like the headmaster.

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A "remarkable" sculpture that was lost for half a century has been rediscovered in a headmaster's office in Dorset.

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The MP also called for the former headmaster's pension to be pulled.

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