schoolmaster
a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
anything that teaches or directs: Life can be a harsh schoolmaster.
a snapper, Lutjanus apodus, a food fish found in Florida, the West Indies, etc.
to teach or direct in the capacity of schoolmaster.
Origin of schoolmaster
1Other words from schoolmaster
- school·mas·ter·ship, noun
Words Nearby schoolmaster
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How to use schoolmaster in a sentence
And with no negative response from my friend, his schoolmaster.
Racism and Religious Zionist Youth Movements: Own Up | Dr. Assaf David | May 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSix years later Ellen, after deducting 10 years from her actual age, married a schoolmaster and became the mother of two.
Another interesting individual was Artemio Ricarte, formerly a primary schoolmaster.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanWhy, at Stannesley, the village schoolmaster's wife was called Harper before she married, I remember.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthThe Drapers were maintaining their school and schoolmaster in 1492; their almshouses were only rivalled by those of the Mercers.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden Hibbert
I fancy, however, since the schoolmaster has gone abroad, that kind of dragon has ceased to roar.
East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie"Have a drop to raise your spirits," said the schoolmaster, filling him a brimmer, and fairly forcing it into his hand.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge Hemyng
British Dictionary definitions for schoolmaster
/ (ˈskuːlˌmɑːstə) /
a man who teaches in or runs a school
a person or thing that acts as an instructor
a food fish, Lutjanus apodus, of the warm waters of the Caribbean and Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers)
to be a schoolmaster
Derived forms of schoolmaster
- schoolmastering, noun
- schoolmasterish, adjective
- schoolmasterly, adjective
- schoolmastership, noun
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