schoolmaster
To teach in the capacity of schoolmasterTo teach in the capacity of schoolmaster.
» One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
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1 sensesTo teach in the capacity of schoolmaster.
Examples
4 sentencesOne father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school-fees are heavy.
I'm a schoolmaster.
I promis'd to inquire carefully About a schoolmaster for the fair Bianca.
deIch habe versprochen, eine Lehrerin für die schöne Bianca mit größter Sorgfalt auszuwählen. — carlosalberto
Origin
From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + masteFrom 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”).
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Forms
schoolmasters, schoolmastering, schoolmastered, schoolmastered| Base form | schoolmaster · to schoolmaster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | schoolmasters |
| Present participle | schoolmastering |
| Past simple | schoolmastered |
| Past participle | schoolmastered |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle