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Schoolmaster — School mas ter, n. 1. The man who presides over and teaches a school; a male teacher of a school. [1913 Webster] Let the soldier be abroad if he will; he can do nothing in this age. There is another personage abroad, a person less imposing, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
schoolmaster — index pedagogue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
schoolmaster — ► NOUN ▪ a male teacher in a school … English terms dictionary
schoolmaster — [sko͞ol′mas΄tər, sko͞ol′mäs΄tər] n. 1. Old fashioned a man who teaches in a school 2. Chiefly Brit. a headmaster or master in a school 3. a person or thing that disciplines or instructs 4. a reddish brown and orange snapper (Lutjanus apodus) with … English World dictionary
schoolmaster — This would not normally be used as a professional title in direct address, but there is a fine passage in Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens, which demonstrates how it can be converted to that use. Bradley Headstone is talking to Eugene… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
schoolmaster — schoolmastership, n. /skoohl mas teuhr, mah steuhr/, n. 1. a man who presides over or teaches in a school. 2. anything that teaches or directs: Life can be a harsh schoolmaster. 3. a snapper, Lutjanus apodus, a food fish found in Florida, the… … Universalium
schoolmaster — UK [ˈskuːlˌmɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈskulˌmæstər] noun [countable] Word forms schoolmaster : singular schoolmaster plural schoolmasters old fashioned a man who teaches in a school … English dictionary
Schoolmaster — A schoolmaster, or simply master, once referred to a male school teacher. This usage survives in British public schools, but is generally obsolete elsewhere. whereThe teacher in charge of a school is the headmaster. This again survives in public… … Wikipedia
schoolmaster — [[t]sku͟ːlmɑːstə(r), mæst [/t]] schoolmasters N COUNT A schoolmaster is a man who teaches children in a school. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
schoolmaster — juodasis rifešeris statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Lutjanus apodus angl. black snapper; schoolmaster; sea lawyer rus. луциан кахи; морской адвокат; чёрный юрист ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
