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dominie

dominie noun: a schoolmaster, teacher.

Noun

dominie (plural dominies)

  1. (Scotland) A schoolmaster, teacher.
    • In the first room we entered, a soldier and a man, like a clerk or dominie, were discussing a bottle of red wine; they immediately sprang up and politely proffered us each a bumper.1858, James Hogg, Titan, volume 27, page 306
    • the sign-painter's boy said that when the dominie had reached the proper condition on Examination Evening he would "manage the thing".1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, section XXI
  2. (US) A pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church.

dominie meaning in Kannada

dominie in Kannada

ಕಲಿಸುಗ, ಕಲ್ಲಾಯ್ತ

Forms of dominie

pluraldominies

Origin of dominie

Alteration of domine, with spelling changed to reflect pronunciation. Doublet of dom, dominus, and don.

Questions about dominie

What does dominie mean?
Dominie means a schoolmaster, teacher.
What is dominie in Kannada?
Dominie in Kannada is ಕಲಿಸುಗ, ಕಲ್ಲಾಯ್ತ. See Dominie meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is dominie?
Dominie is a noun.
What is the plural of dominie?
The plural of dominie is dominies.

Words near dominie in the dictionary

  1. Dominicanos
  2. Dominicans
  3. Dominick
  4. dominicker
  5. dominickers
  6. dominie
  7. dominies
  8. dominion
  9. Dominion Day
  10. Dominion of Canada
  11. Dominion of New Zealand

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