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headmaster

[hed-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈhɛdˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər /


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"We hope that this... will bring rain soon," said headmaster Lusia Andriani.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The rest comes from supporters, including companies, said headmaster Stuart Worden.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Paul Cummins, headmaster of a Santa Monica elementary school called St. Augustine-by-the-Sea, was in the market for a music teacher and a colleague suggested he call a Rustic Canyon pianist named Mary Ann.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

Christian San José, headmaster at Wycliffe College based in Stonehouse, said the school is "in a position to be able to offer places in all year groups" to Rendcomb pupils.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

Mad-Eye Moody was standing there, leaning heavily on his staff, his magical eye glaring unblink- ingly at the Durmstrang headmaster.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

She said headmasters at schools that received the meals from the same kitchen should monitor their pupils.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

“One of the greatest challenges that classical Christian schools and classical charter schools face today is finding qualified headmasters and administrators,” said David Diener, former Hillsdale Academy headmaster and education lecturing professor.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

He warned the situation could arise where two schools in the same town "could have different policies developed by headmasters with a particular view".

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2022

“Sometimes headmasters tell us that they don’t quite understand how the policy works and they refuse to admit the children,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

For several minutes, he sat and watched the old headmasters and headmistresses snoozing in their frames, thinking about what he had just heard, and running his fingers over his scar.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling


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