headmaster

/ˈhɛdmæstər/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
headmasters

Meaning

  1. director (de escuela)

    • The headmaster gave a speech.

      El director dio un discurso.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

principal

Same role, different dialects: British English says headmaster, American English says principal.

Similar in other languages

German

Meisterin

Close, figuratively — a headmaster is a "master" of a school.

German

Meister

Close, figuratively — a headmaster relates to a master.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa headmaster?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The ___ gave a speech.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a headmaster?

noun

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