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Housemaster

A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school.

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Word	Definition
house masternoun	A teacher in charge of a boarding house at a boarding school.
housemastershipnoun	The role or status of housemaster.
headmasternoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) A male headteacher.
schoolmasternoun	A male teacher.
housefellownoun	A person in charge of an academic hall of residence.
househeadnoun	The head of a household, typically the primary wage-earner.
schoolmistressnoun	A woman in charge of a school.
headmastershipnoun	The role or position of headmaster.
headshipnoun	The position of a head or chief.
surmasternoun	(dated) A teacher in a school ranking immediately below the headmaster.
headteachernoun	(UK, Ireland) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.
stablemasternoun	The person in charge of a stable.
headnoun	(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
hall monitornoun	(US) A person responsible for maintaining order in a school's corridors and halls.
houseleadernoun	The leader of a house; househead.
masternoun	Someone who has control over something or someone.
captainnoun	The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
schoolmastershipnoun	The role or status of schoolmaster.
headmistressnoun	(chiefly Commonwealth, Ireland) A female headteacher.
headmistress-shipnoun	The position of a headmistress.

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