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headmaster

noun

as in teacher

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Recent Examples of headmaster With his older brother and younger sister, Coleman Bryan Barks grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where his father, Herbert Bernard Barks, was the headmaster of the Baylor School, situated on 100 acres. —

Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026 When his wife disappears, the reputation of Michael Polly (David Morrissey), until then a highly respected headmaster of an elite high-school, begins to fall apart. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 For me, folklore started right back at school, when our junior headmaster used to sit and tell us tall colorful tales, oral Cumbrian legends and ghost stories, which could be augmented and added to in the telling. —

Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Hal’s mother, Avril, is having an affair with Charles Tavis, who is either her half or adoptive brother, and has summarily replaced Hal’s father as headmaster of the academy. —

Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headmaster

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Even in the United States, his student turned assistant Henry LeTang became the tap teacher to hundreds, from starlets needing tailoring to the great Gregory Hines.

— Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
The bill, which was supported by nurses, teachers, construction workers and service employees in Connecticut, is one of the biggest victories for organized labor in the state in recent years.

— Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026