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housemaster

[hous-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

house·mas·ter

[hous-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
noun
a man who is in charge of a house or a dormitory in a private school for boys.

Origin:
1875–80; house + master

house·mas·ter·ship, noun
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housemaster (ˈhaʊsˌmɑːstə)
 
n
a teacher, esp in a boarding school, responsible for the pupils in his house
 
housemistress
 
fem n

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