Library / English Dictionary

HEAD TEACHER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The educator who has executive authority for a school

Example:

she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

Synonyms:

head; head teacher; principal; school principal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("head teacher" is a kind of...):

educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "head teacher"):

chancellor (the honorary or titular head of a university)

headmaster; master; schoolmaster (presiding officer of a school)

headmistress (a woman headmaster)

Credits