Schoolmaster
noun
A man who is in charge of a school, especially in the past.
Back in the days, schoolmasters were responsible for disciplining students.
Often appears as...
- strict schoolmaster
- old schoolmaster
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Historical
noun
A species of fish found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Schoolmasters are common in the reefs of the Bahamas.
Often appears as...
- schoolmaster snapper
- schoolmaster fish
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Technical
noun
A man who is in charge of a school, especially in the past.
Back in the days, schoolmasters were responsible for disciplining students.
Often appears as...
- strict schoolmaster
- old schoolmaster
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A species of fish found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Schoolmasters are common in the reefs of the Bahamas.
Often appears as...
- schoolmaster snapper
- schoolmaster fish
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
The term 'schoolmaster' was more commonly used in the past to describe the head of a school.
The village's schoolmaster also taught Latin and Greek.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
Traditionally, 'schoolmaster' refers to a male head of the school, but it's now outdated.
Mr. Thompson was the last schoolmaster of the old town school.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
'Schoolmaster' can evoke an image of strictness and discipline within an educational setting.
The schoolmaster enforced a strict code of conduct.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
The term 'schoolmaster' was more commonly used in the past to describe the head of a school.
The village's schoolmaster also taught Latin and Greek.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
Traditionally, 'schoolmaster' refers to a male head of the school, but it's now outdated.
Mr. Thompson was the last schoolmaster of the old town school.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
'Schoolmaster' can evoke an image of strictness and discipline within an educational setting.
The schoolmaster enforced a strict code of conduct.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
The term 'schoolmaster' was more commonly used in the past to describe the head of a school.
The village's schoolmaster also taught Latin and Greek.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Specific
Traditionally, 'schoolmaster' refers to a male head of the school, but it's now outdated.
Mr. Thompson was the last schoolmaster of the old town school.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
'Schoolmaster' can evoke an image of strictness and discipline within an educational setting.
The schoolmaster enforced a strict code of conduct.
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Why should you read...
In Nicholas Nickleby, Nicholas takes a job with the schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. He soon realizes that Squeers is running a scam where he takes unwanted children from their parents for a fee and subjects them to violence and deprivation.
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What foods did your...
basically, anything that is foraged rather than cultivated. In indigenous India, this shame is omnipresent. Anything can trigger it. One upper-caste vegetarian schoolmaster gets appointed in a school,
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The Legend of Sleepy...
this historic manor you can still experience life as it was in the 17th and 18th centuries it's a fun place to visit but it's the tale of a gangly schoolmaster and a headless horseman
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Why should you read...
In Nicholas Nickleby, Nicholas takes a job with the schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. He soon realizes that Squeers is running a scam where he takes unwanted children from their parents for a fee and subjects them to violence and deprivation.
Video examples
What foods did your...
basically, anything that is foraged rather than cultivated. In indigenous India, this shame is omnipresent. Anything can trigger it. One upper-caste vegetarian schoolmaster gets appointed in a school,
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The Legend of Sleepy...
this historic manor you can still experience life as it was in the 17th and 18th centuries it's a fun place to visit but it's the tale of a gangly schoolmaster and a headless horseman
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Author
My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward.
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John Burns
English Activist
I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.
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Horace
Roman Poet
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.
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Erich Maria Remarque
German Writer
Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
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Randall Terry
American Celebrity
The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ.
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Thomas Paine
English Activist
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Evelyn Waugh
English Author
We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.
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George Herbert
British Poet
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
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Antiphanes
Greek Writer
Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Author
My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward.
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John Burns
English Activist
I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.
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Horace
Roman Poet
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life.
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Erich Maria Remarque
German Writer
Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
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Randall Terry
American Celebrity
The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ.
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Thomas Paine
English Activist
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
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Evelyn Waugh
English Author
We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.
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George Herbert
British Poet
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
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Antiphanes
Greek Writer
Poverty is the schoolmaster of character.
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