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headmaster

noun

Definition of headmaster

as in teacher

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Recent Examples of headmaster As the school grows, Solum said, the board hopes to hire a headmaster. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 John Lithgow plays Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, with Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Professor Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026 By the end of the school year, the headmaster sent a letter home suggesting Hart pursue his high school career elsewhere. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 Overprivileged students had a tendency to see teachers and headmasters not as authority figures but as people of lower social standing. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for headmaster

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Noun

Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
For fans, watching players who are college students, doctors, teachers and company workers is part of the appeal – and a contrast with the Chinese Super League.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

Every four years the American Society of Civil Engineers marks the nation's roads, bridges, dams and water systems the way a schoolmaster works through a stack of exam papers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The struggle inspired a young Newcastle schoolmaster named Thomas Spence to develop the world’s first basic income proposal.

— Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of schoolmaster

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There was only one doctor left in the country who could do it, neurosurgeon Volodymyr Smolanka, acting rector of Uzhhorod National University.

— Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

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There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Edith Hamilton was an American educator, the headmistress of a school, who on her retirement began writing about Greece and Rome.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of headmistress

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In recent years, nursing has become more technologically advanced, another draw for men, says Steven Parsons, a cardiovascular operating room nurse and adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 July 2026
Beyond her work in pageants, Malcolm was an actress, television presenter, and dance instructor.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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The retired schoolteacher had ridden at the more than 27,000-acre off-road area numerous times before and was eager to try out her new bike, a gray-and-white Kawasaki KLX 300R dirt bike, according to the outlets.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Goforth retired from her job as a schoolteacher, most recently at Albert Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower, within the past two years, her daughter said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of schoolteacher

Noun

Villalobos’ plan is centered around the research of Canadian educator Michael Fullan and features four phases.

— Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Fashion Britain will bring together cities, cultural institutions, retailers, designers, businesses, educators and local communities, and unlock opportunities for designers, strengthen local creative economies and inspire the next generation.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of educator

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The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

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