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schoolmaster

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school·mas·ter  (sklmstr)
n.
1. A man who is a teacher.
2. One who educates, guides, or instructs.
3. A grayish-brown snapper (Lutjanus apodus) of the tropical Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.

schoolmaster·ly adj.

schoolmaster or fem schoolmistress
Noun
a person who teaches in or runs a school
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schoolmasterschoolmaster - presiding officer of a school        
housemaster - teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse
head teacher, school principal, principal, head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
2.schoolmaster - any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
educator, pedagog, pedagogue - someone who educates young people
3.schoolmaster - food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
snapper - any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
genus Lutjanus, Lutjanus - type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
Translations
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlmɑːstəʳ] n (primary) → maestro;
(secondary) → profesor m
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlmɑːstəʳ] n (primary) → instituteur m;
(secondary) → professeur m
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlmɑːstəʳ] school nLehrer m
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlmɑːstəʳ] n (primary) → maestro;
(secondary) → insegnante m


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They waited, but the schoolmaster cast no look towards them, and still sat, thoughtful and silent, in the little porch.
"I am afraid the schoolmaster must have been occupied with his scholars," said Miss Halcombe, "just at the time when the woman passed through the village and returned again.
The same secludedness and isolation to which the schoolmaster whale betakes himself in his advancing years, is true of all aged Sperm Whales.
 
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