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headmaster

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

noun

  1. the person in charge of a private school.



headmaster

/ ˌɛˈɑːə /

noun

  1. Gender-neutral form: head teacher.a male principal of a school

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • headmastership noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of headmaster1

First recorded in 1570–80; head + master
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David Morton, headmaster of The King's School in Gloucester, which charges pupils between £3,725 and £9,050 a term, says the policy is "misjudged".

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Baxter said he and fellow councillors had met the headmaster of The King's School about plans for a year of events.

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Finegan was the subject of sex assault accusations from several victims who were under his supervision as children when he worked as a parish priest in Clonduff and a headmaster in Newry.

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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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