- head|mas|ter
- head|mas|ter «HEHD MAS tuhr, -MAHS-», noun.the man in charge of a school, especially a private school; principal.–head´mas´ter|ly, adjective.–head´mas´ter|ship, noun.
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head´mas´ter|ly — head|mas|ter «HEHD MAS tuhr, MAHS », noun. the man in charge of a school, especially a private school; principal. –head´mas´ter|ly, adjective. –head´mas´ter|ship, noun … Useful english dictionary
head´mas´ter|ship — head|mas|ter «HEHD MAS tuhr, MAHS », noun. the man in charge of a school, especially a private school; principal. –head´mas´ter|ly, adjective. –head´mas´ter|ship, noun … Useful english dictionary
head·mas·ter — /ˈhɛdˈmæstɚ, Brit ˈhɛdˈmɑːstə/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : a man who is the head of a U.S. private school 2 : a man who is the head of a British school … Useful english dictionary
head — arrow·head; beach·head; be·head; be·head·al; bir·ken·head; block·head·ism; blunt·head; bog·head; bonnet·head; bra·den·head; bulk·head·ed; bull·head·ed·ly; bull·head·ed·ness; chow·der·head; chuck·le·head·ed; cop·per·head·ism; dou·ble·head·er;… … English syllables
headmasterly — head·mas·ter·ly … English syllables
headmaster — head•mas•ter [[t]ˈhɛdˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər[/t]] n. edu the person in charge of a private school • Etymology: 1570–80 head′mas′ter•ship , n … From formal English to slang
headmaster — head|mas|ter [ˌhedˈma:stə US ˈhedˌmæstər] n BrE a male teacher who is in charge of a school = ↑head teacher American Equivalent: principal … Dictionary of contemporary English
headmaster — head|mas|ter [ hed,mæstər ] noun count BRITISH a male PRINCIPAL of a school … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
headmastership — head·mas·ter·ship … English syllables
master — mas•ter [[t]ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər[/t]] n. 1) a person with the ability or power to control: master of one s fate[/ex] 2) an owner of a slave or animal 3) an employer, esp. of servants 4) the male head of a household 5) a person preeminent in a… … From formal English to slang
