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schoolmasters

schoolmasters is the plural of schoolmaster.

Meaning of schoolmaster

Noun

schoolmaster (plural schoolmasters)

  1. A male teacher.
    1. A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
  2. (figuratively) Anything that teaches.
    • The war was a tough schoolmaster for the Athenians.

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Questions about schoolmasters

What is schoolmasters the plural of?
Schoolmasters is the plural of schoolmaster.

Words near schoolmasters in the dictionary

  1. schoolmasterishly
  2. schoolmasterishness
  3. schoolmasterism
  4. schoolmasterliness
  5. schoolmasterly
  6. schoolmasters
  7. schoolmastership
  8. schoolmastery
  9. schoolmate
  10. schoolmates
  11. schoolmen

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