schoolmaster
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schoolmaster
- /ˈskulˌmæstəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master. Cognate with West Frisian skoalmaster (“schoolmaster”), Dutch schoolmeester (“schoolmaster”), Low German Schoolmeester, Schoolmeister (“schoolmaster”), German Schulmeister (“schoolmaster”).
noun schoolmasters · scholemaster
- A male teacher.
- A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
- Anything that teaches. The war was a tough schoolmaster for the Athenians.
verb schoolmasters · schoolmastering · schoolmastered · scholemaster
- To teach in the capacity of schoolmaster.
Translations
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noun male teacher
| 日本語 | 教諭, 教員, 教師, 講師, 教官 |
|---|---|
| Français | maître d'école |
| Deutsch | Schulmeister |
| Ελληνικά | δάσκαλος dáskalos |
noun male teacher in charge of a small school
| 日本語 | 先生, 講師 |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διευθυντής diefthyntís |
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