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headmaster

noun

Definition of headmaster

as in teacher

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Recent Examples of headmaster In 1981, Luwi was sitting in class when the headmaster of his school called his name on a megaphone. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 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 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 As the school grows, Solum said, the board hopes to hire a headmaster. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headmaster

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Noun

But the public school teachers there just received bonuses from the parish government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martínez, a teacher’s assistant, five times and then bragged about it.

— Jesus Chuy Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

The hero, or antihero, of the story is Ichabod Crane, a rather ridiculous-looking schoolmaster who has set his cap for Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful, coquettish daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of schoolmaster

Noun

Pernkopf was a Nazi functionary who became dean of the medical faculty in 1938 and rector of the university in 1943.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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

Definition of rector

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Sarr, the headmistress, acknowledged that the majority of students come from the capital.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of headmistress

Noun

The gathering place is beach club Nammo, with its poolside restaurant and watersports instructors, smack in front of Bo’a break.

— Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Like Guidera, Walsh also works as a surf instructor with a similar goal to instill confidence in his students.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructor

Noun

His lead trial attorney, Edward Bilinkas, a dapper New Jersey man then nearing seventy, had the courtroom delivery of a schoolteacher trying to hush nonsense at the back of the class by raising his own voice.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The story follows Masterji, a retired schoolteacher whose refusal to go along with those around him places him in direct conflict with his own community.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of schoolteacher

Noun

District leaders say the additional funding helps retain and recruit educators amid rising living costs.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s Educator Licensure Information System said Rohde was originally issued his professional educator’s license in the Lake County region in 1993.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of educator

Noun

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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