Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Ireland, UK)A male headteacher.

    Schulleiter

    дире́кторdiréktor

    дире́кторdyréktor

More definitions
  • presiding officer of a school

Examples

29 sentences
  1. The headmaster wants to see you.

    Директор школи хоче тебе бачити.

    deDer Schulleiter möchte dich sehen.

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  2. The teacher is with the headmaster.

    deDer Lehrer ist beim Schulleiter.

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  3. Our school's headmaster is very old.

    ruДиректор нашей школы очень старый.

    deDer Direktor unserer Schule ist sehr alt.

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  4. He was offered the position of headmaster.

    deMan bot ihm den Posten des Direktors an.

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  5. They offered him the position of headmaster.

    deMan bot ihm den Posten des Direktors an.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the most senior master in a school (male):
Русский
By meaning 1
the most senior master in a school (male):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the most senior master in a school (male):

Origin

From head + master.

From head + master.

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Forms

plural: headmasters
Singularheadmaster
Pluralheadmasters

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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