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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 [ˈskuːlˌmɑːstə]
n
1. (Social Science / Education) a man who teaches in or runs a school
2. a person or thing that acts as an instructor
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a food fish, Lutjanus apodus, of the warm waters of the Caribbean and Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers)
vb (intr)
to be a schoolmaster
schoolmastering  n
schoolmasterish  adj
schoolmasterly  adj
schoolmastership  n
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 [ˈskuːlˌmɑːstəʳ] Nmaestro m (de escuela), profesor m (de escuela)
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlmɑːstər] n
(primary)instituteur m
(secondary)professeur m
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlˌmɑːstəʳ] n (in primary school) → maestro; (in secondary school) → professore m
schoolmaster [ˈskuːlˌmɑːstəʳ] n (in primary school) → maestro; (in secondary school) → professore m


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