headmaster
Syllables: head·mas·ter/ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/US/ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/
headmaster noun: a male headteacher.
Noun
headmaster (plural headmasters)
- A male headteacher.
- Synonyms:
- principal
headmaster meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
headmaster in Hindi
- the most senior master in a school (male)
- प्राचार्य prācārya, मुख्याध्यापक mukhyādhyāpak
headmaster in Tamil
- தலைமை ஆசிரியர், பள்ளித் தலைவர்
headmaster in Marathi
- the most senior master in a school (male)
- मुख्याध्यापक mukhyādhyāpak, प्राचार्य prācārya
headmaster in Urdu
- ہیڈ ماسٹر
More languagesFewer languages
- headmaster in Bengali
- হেডমাস্টার
- headmaster in Telugu
- ముఖ్యోపాధ్యాయుడు, హెడ్మాస్టర్
- headmaster in Malayalam
- ഹെഡ്മാസ്റ്റർ
- headmaster in Kannada
- ಮೇಲ್ಕಲಿಸುಗ
- headmaster in Punjabi
- ਹੈੱਡਮਾਸਟਰ
- headmaster in Gujarati
- માસ્તર māstar
- headmaster in Odia
- ପ୍ରଧାନ ଶିକ୍ଷକ, ମୁଖ୍ଯ଼ଶିକ୍ଷକ
- headmaster in Sanskrit
- कुल kula
- headmaster in Nepali
- प्रधानाध्यापक, हेडमास्टर
- headmaster in Arabic
- مُدِير mudīr
- headmaster in Indonesian
- kepala sekolah
- headmaster in Thai
- ครูใหญ่ kruu-yài
- headmaster in Vietnamese
- hiệu trưởng
Examples of headmaster in a sentence
- The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
- The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
- The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
Synonyms of headmaster
Forms of headmaster
| plural | headmasters |
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Origin of headmaster
From head + master.
Words formed from headmaster
Words that rhyme with headmaster
36 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- adelaster
- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- cotoneaster
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- hereticaster
- historiaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- scientaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about headmaster
- What does headmaster mean?
- Headmaster means a male headteacher.
- What is headmaster in Hindi?
- Headmaster in Hindi is प्राचार्य (prācārya), मुख्याध्यापक (mukhyādhyāpak). See Headmaster meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headmaster?
- Headmaster is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headmaster?
- Headmaster is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of headmaster?
- The plural of headmaster is headmasters.
Words near headmaster in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: headmaster (page history and authors); headmaster (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headmaster (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headmaster (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headmaster (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headmaster (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headmaster (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headmaster (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); માસ્તર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); headmaster (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); कुल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); headmaster (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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