Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who is the principal of a school, usually a private school.

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  • noun chiefly UK A male school principal.

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  • noun presiding officer of a school

Etymologies

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head +‎ master.

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Examples

  • Sounds like the headmaster is trying to get some easy press, but I can't see how it won't backfire.

    Would you trust these people with your kid? Roger Sutton 2009

  • Later that day, I called the headmaster of the school where I was to start teaching in September and explained that I would be having a baby around mid-April of next year.

    State of the Union Douglas Kennedy 2005

  • Hiltbrand expected a prompt, concerned response, and when it didn't come, he called the headmaster to make sure his allegations weren't lost in the mail.

    NYDN Rss MICHAEL O'KEEFFE 2011

  • A female teacher called the headmaster to separate two boys fighting in class.

    SofiaEcho RSS feed 2009

  • Yuki Cross, adopted daughter of the headmaster, is a Guardian, assigned to keep the groups separate, although she’s in love with Kaname, President of the Night Class and her past rescuer.

    Vampire Manga: Vampire Knight, Bloody Kiss » Manga Worth Reading 2009

  • The headmaster was a tall woman who always wore a crisp blue uniform and had her hair in an Afro.

    Fashionistas Mo Money 2010

  • The headmaster was a Mr Caswell, whose wife also taught there, and their darkly pretty daughter Maudie was in Granddads class.

    Fathers & Sons Richard Madeley 2008

  • The headmaster was a Mr Caswell, whose wife also taught there, and their darkly pretty daughter Maudie was in Granddads class.

    Fathers & Sons Richard Madeley 2008

  • The headmaster is the great Reverend Dr. John Newton, a Presbyterian minister from New England who helped found a school over in Walton County.

    Dream State Diane Roberts 2008

  • However I knew children at my school who were targeted because their parents were part of an anti-Masonic group and the headmaster was a leading mason as was his father, chairman of the local council.

    Grammar Streaming is Part of the Answer 2007

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