Headmaster


[hed-mas-ter, -mah-ster] /ˈhɛdˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər/

noun
1.
the person in charge of a private school.
/ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə/
noun
1.
a male principal of a school Gender-neutral form head teacher
n.

1570s, from head (adj.) + master (n.).

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