headmaster

noun

head·​mas·​ter ˈhed-ˌma-stər 

-ˈma-

: a man heading the staff of a private school : principal

headmasterly

ˈhed-ˌma-stər-lē 

-ˈma-

adjective

headmastership

ˈhed-ˌma-stər-ˌship 

-ˈma-

noun

Examples of headmaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the frigid headmaster answers their questions about his wife and his own timeline without flair, his demeanor immediately puts Annie on edge. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026

She was cast as Athena, the class ‘troublemaker’ was Odysseus, and the school’s headmaster bumbled around, one-eyed, as the Cyclops. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Season 2 will once again explore the complicated friendship between pickpocketing genius Gabriel (Lucas Leach) and Penelope (Carmel Laniado), who is the daughter of Crookhaven School headmaster Caspian Lockett (Dougray Scott). — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Taran Chun, former headmaster at a large private school system in Hawai’i, did not list at least three years of public school classroom experience or equivalent instructional experience. — Austin Horn june 25, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for headmaster

• bandmaster
• broadcaster
• cadastre
• disaster
• forecaster
• grandmaster
• newscaster
• paymaster
• pilaster
• postmaster
• roadmaster
• schoolmaster

Kids Definition

headmaster

noun

head·​mas·​ter -ˌmas-tər 

-ˈmas-

: a male head of a private school