headmaster
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headmaster
- /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/ US
- /ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/ UK
Rhymes with -æstə(ɹ), -ɑːstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From head + master.
noun headmasters
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A male headteacher.
Similar: principal
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: schoolmaster, master, vice-chancellor, superintendent, headship, chief, manager, sir, guiding, warden, rector, director, principal, head, steering, dumbledore
Translations
Every language
noun the most senior master in a school (male)
| Español | director |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교장 gyojang |
| 日本語 | 校長 kōchō |
| 中文 | 校長 /校长 xiàozhǎng |
| हिन्दी | प्राचार्य prācārya, मुख्याध्यापक mukhyādhyāpak |
| Kiswahili | mwalimu mkuu, hedimasta |
| Português | diretor |
| Français | directeur, principal (collège), proviseur (lycée) |
| Deutsch | Schulleiter |
| Italiano | preside |
| Ελληνικά | διευθυντής diefthyntís |
| Română | director |
| Русский | дире́ктор diréktor |
| Tiếng Việt | hiệu trưởng |
| العربية | مُدِير mudīr |
| עברית | מְנַהֵל menahél |
Talk about this word "headmaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/headmaster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. headmaster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/headmaster "headmaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/headmaster.Cite this
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