Noun: schoolmaster 'skool,mã-stu(r)
- Presiding officer of a school
"The schoolmaster addressed the students at the beginning of the academic year";
- headmaster [Brit], master
- Any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
"The strict schoolmaster demanded discipline and hard work from his students"
- Food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
"Schoolmaster snappers are often found around coral reefs";
- Lutjanus apodus
Derived forms: schoolmasters
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], educator, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], head, head teacher [Brit], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, pedagog [US], pedagogue, principal, school principal, snapper, sod [informal]
Part of: genus Lutjanus, Lutjanus
Encyclopedia: Schoolmaster