headmaster

[US]/ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)/
[UK]/ˌhedˈmæstər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. male principal of a private school

Example Sentences

The headmaster is a powerful man.

the headmaster was addressing the whole school.

I heard a rumor that the headmaster is leaving.

The headmaster is marking the papers.

That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself.

the headmaster regarded her with disfavour.

the headmaster and I do not always see eye to eye.

we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles.

I am answerable to the headmaster for any action I take.

You'll find the headmaster a very approachable person.

I gave the headmaster a call but he was out.

The headmaster conducted us round the school.

The headmaster stood on a platform at one end of the hall.

The headmaster seems to be a fixture in the school for quite a long period.

Mr.Jones became headmaster last year.

The headmaster glanced about our classroom.

He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.

The headmaster supplied him with a reference.

The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.

Real-world Examples

Maybe we'll get a decent headmaster now.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" Well, of course, that was the headmaster, quite different. You need rest."

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

" I need to see the headmaster, " he said.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Why don't you go to the headmaster direct?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

He knows the headmaster, you see.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" I shall call the headmaster! " shouted Professor McGonagall.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

As for informing the headmaster, Harry had no idea where Dumbledore went during the summer holidays.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

A decent headmaster would never've let slime like that Creevey in.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“I had to see the headmaster, sir, ” said Riddle.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" Headmaster? " It was Snape. Harry kept quite still, listening hard.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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