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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chiefly UK A male school
principal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun presiding officer of a school
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word headmaster.
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.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.