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# headmaster

«headmaster» in Mova's school dictionary: **A man in charge of a school (mainly UK, Ireland…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a headmaster, headmasters)

### meaning for a pupil

A man in charge of a school (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, and private schools). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In UK school stories, the headmaster leads assemblies and deals with serious problems. Modern schools often say «head teacher» or «head»; in the USA «principal». Female: headmistress.

### examples

- The headmaster spoke in assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#x1)
- We were sent to the headmaster's office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#x2)
- The headmaster gave out the prizes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#x3)
- Our headmaster knows every pupil's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#x4)
- The headmaster rang the bell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#x5)
- In America he would be called the principal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/#x6)

### note

Countable. Gender-neutral: head teacher, head, principal (US, Canada, Australia). Can be one word or two (head master — rarer).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «headmaster» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headmaster/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.