headmaster
noun
head·mas·ter
| \ ˈhed-ˌma-stər
, -ˈma-\
, -ˈma-\
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Other Words from headmaster
headmasterly
\ ˈhed-ˌma-stər-lē
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adjective
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headmastership
\ ˈhed-ˌma-stər-ˌship
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Examples of headmaster in a Sentence
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And Barr’s father was the headmaster of an elite New York City school that hired college dropout Epstein to teach math and physics. — Joyce White Vance, Time, "William Barr Is the Wrong Person to Lead the Jeffrey Epstein Investigation," 15 Aug. 2019 He was reportedly hired by then-headmaster Donald Barr, father of Attorney General William Barr, according to Newsweek. — Brian Pascus, CBS News, "Who is Jeffrey Epstein? Facts about the wealthy financier facing child sex trafficking charges," 11 July 2019 These twins had shared everything since birth — clothes, education, farm and the Quaker school in Providence, R.I., where Albert was then headmaster, and would continue to do so all their lives. — Karl Zimmermann, Los Angeles Times, "Quaker twin brothers, a magical New York resort and why it mattered in Redlands," 3 Aug. 2019 The evidence — a series of emails between Sparks and the school’s headmaster, Saul Benjamin — seems pretty damning, as is the timing: June is Pride Month, and also the 15th anniversary of The Notebook, which first hit theaters on June 25, 2004. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Did Nicholas Sparks Kill The Notebook? Or, Was It Always Doomed?," 25 June 2019 Epstein taught at the prestigious Dalton School in New York in the 1970s, and was hired by Donald Barr, the headmaster and father of current Attorney General William Barr. — Brian Pascus, CBS News, "Author James Patterson on Jeffrey Epstein: "This is a story about justice breaking down"," 9 July 2019 Former Hotchkiss School headmaster Arthur White used to have a standard comment to parents during Welcome Day at the start of the school year. — Josh Kovner, courant.com, "Federal judge’s ruling moves former Hotchkiss School student’s sexual abuse lawsuit toward trial," 9 July 2019 Matthew Mohs had been headmaster of the Catholic boys military prep school for five years, according to a letter to parents from Daniel Kubes, chairman of St. Thomas Academy’s board of trustees. — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, "Headmaster of St. Thomas Academy resigns, effective immediately," 20 June 2019 Epiphany’s headmaster Dwight Carlblom declined to comment when reached by PEOPLE. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Nicholas Sparks Says He's an 'Unequivocal Supporter' of Gay Rights Amid Anti-LGBT Accusations," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headmaster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for headmaster
headmaster
noun
English Language Learners Definition of headmaster
: a man who is the head of a U.S. private school
: a man who is the head of a British school
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headmaster
noun
head·mas·ter
| \ ˈhed-ˌma-stər
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Kids Definition of headmaster
: a man who heads the staff of a private school
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