headmaster

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhɛdˈmɑːstər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/ or /-ˈmɪstrɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hed′mas′tər, -mä′stər)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•mas•ter or -mis•tress /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/ or /-ˈmɪstrɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Educationthe person in charge of a private school.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•mas•ter  (hed′mas′tər, -mä′stər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Educationthe person in charge of a private school.
  • head + master 1570–80
head′mas′ter•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
headmaster / ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə/
  1. a male principal of a school
'headmaster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arnold - HM - beak - bred-in-the-bone - deal with - head - laicize - principal - type

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