school|mas|ter

school|mas|ter
school|mas|ter «SKOOL MAS tuhr, -MAHS-», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a man who teaches in a school, or is its principal.
2. Figurative. any person or thing that teaches or disciplines.
3. a snapper of the West Indies and adjacent waters.
–v.t.
to supervise or instruct as a schoolmaster.
–v.i.
to be a schoolmaster.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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