headmasters

noun

plural of headmaster
as in teachers

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  1. teachers
  2. schoolteachers
  3. educators
  4. instructors
Noun
  • But their buildings still need maintenance, school buses still need to run, and teachers still need to be paid.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Discontented teachers staged similar walkouts elsewhere in Spain this year.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • In Spain, elementary and secondary schoolteachers began an indefinite strike in Madrid last week to demand better pay and working conditions.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Schock grew up in Santa Clarita, California, the daughter of two schoolteachers.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolteachers
Noun
  • Saunders was there for one season, succeeding Mike Hancock, who resigned while citing anxiety, grief and depression in the wake of a 2024 school shooting that left two students and two educators dead.
    — Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Early-childhood educators earn a national median near $27,000.
    — Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • Our workforce model still depends on real instructors, mentors, employers, educational institutions and community partners.
    — Maria Trochimezuk, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructors
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