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Headmaster

noun/hɛdmˈæstɚ/
Definition
presiding officer of a school
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hɛdmˈæstɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/hɛdmˈastə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hɛdmˈastə/
3 syllables Say it as /hɛdmˈæstɚ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
headmastershipnounthe position of headmaster
mastershipnounthe position of master
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schulleiter
Vorsitzender einer Schule
🇫🇷French
directeur
président d'école
🇪🇸Spanish
director de escuela
director de una escuela
🇮🇹Italian
preside
presidente di una scuola
🇳🇱Dutch
schoolhoofd
voorzitter van een school
🇵🇹Portuguese
diretor
presidente de uma escola
🇷🇺Russian
директор
председатель школы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्कूल का संचालक
किसी विद्यालय का पीठासीन अधिकारी
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রধান শিক্ষক
একটি স্কুলের প্রিসাইডিং অফিসার
🇮🇳Tamil
தலைமை ஆசிரியர்
ஒரு பள்ளியின் தலைமை அதிகாரி
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయుడు
ఒక పాఠశాల ప్రిసైడింగ్ అధికారి
🇮🇳Marathi
मुख्याध्यापक
शाळेचे पीठासीन अधिकारी
🇮🇳Gujarati
મુખ્ય શિક્ષક
શાળાના પ્રમુખ અધિકારી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುಖ್ಯೋಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯರು
ಶಾಲೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രധാനാധ്യാപകൻ
ഒരു സ്കൂളിൻ്റെ പ്രിസൈഡിംഗ് ഓഫീസർ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹੈੱਡਮਾਸਟਰ
ਇੱਕ ਸਕੂਲ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਜ਼ਾਈਡਿੰਗ ਅਫਸਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہیڈ ماسٹر
ایک سکول کا پریذائیڈنگ آفیسر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
校长
学校校长
🇯🇵Japanese
校長
学校の理事長
🇰🇷Korean
교장
학교의 이사장
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hiệu trưởng
lãnh đạo một trường học
🇹🇭Thai
อาจารย์ใหญ่
เป็นประธานของโรงเรียน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kepala sekolah
ketua sebuah sekolah
🇵🇭Filipino
punong guro
presiding officer ng isang paaralan
🇲🇾Malay
guru besar
pengetua sesebuah sekolah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مدير المدرسة
رئيس مدرسة
🇮🇷Persian
مدیر مدرسه
رئیس یک مدرسه
🇹🇷Turkish
okul müdürü
bir okulun başkanı
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְנַהֵל
מנהל בית ספר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'headmaster'?
The primary meaning of 'headmaster' is 'presiding officer of a school'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'headmaster' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'headmaster' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'headmaster' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'headmaster' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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