Noun: headmaster 'hed'mãs-tu(r)
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- Presiding officer of a school
"The headmaster addressed the students at the beginning of the academic year";
- schoolmaster, master
Derived forms: headmasters
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], head, head teacher [Brit], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, principal, school principal, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Headmaster