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nounA male headteacher.
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nounpresiding officer of a school
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Arabic مُدِير
- مُدِير (mudīr)the most senior master in a school (male)
Bulgarian дире́ктор
- дире́ктор (diréktor)the most senior master in a school (male)
Chinese Mandarin 校長 /校长
- 校長 /校长 (xiàozhǎng)the most senior master in a school (male)
Czech ředitel
- ředitelthe most senior master in a school (male)
Dutch schoolhoofd
- schoolhoofdthe most senior master in a school (male)
Finnish rehtori, johtajaopettaja
- rehtorithe most senior master in a school (male)
- johtajaopettajathe most senior master in a school (male)
French directeur, principal (collège)
- directeurthe most senior master in a school (male)
- principal (collège)the most senior master in a school (male)
- proviseur (lycée)the most senior master in a school (male)
German Schulleiter
- Schulleiterthe most senior master in a school (male)
Greek διευθυντής
- διευθυντής (diefthyntís)the most senior master in a school (male)
Hebrew מְנַהֵל
- מְנַהֵל (menahél)the most senior master in a school (male)
Hindi प्राचार्य, मुख्याध्यापक
- प्राचार्य (prācārya)the most senior master in a school (male)
- मुख्याध्यापक (mukhyādhyāpak)the most senior master in a school (male)
Hungarian igazgató, iskolaigazgató
- igazgatóthe most senior master in a school (male)
- iskolaigazgatóthe most senior master in a school (male)
Icelandic skólastjóri
- skólastjórithe most senior master in a school (male)
Indonesian kepala sekolah
- kepala sekolahthe most senior master in a school (male)
Irish uachtarán, ardmháistir
- uachtaránthe most senior master in a school (male)
- ardmháistirthe most senior master in a school (male)
Italian preside
- presidethe most senior master in a school (male)
Japanese 校長
- 校長 (kōchō)the most senior master in a school (male)
Korean 교장
- 교장 (gyojang)the most senior master in a school (male)
Norwegian Bokmål skoleleder
- skolelederthe most senior master in a school (male)
Polish dyrektor
- dyrektorthe most senior master in a school (male)
Portuguese diretor
- diretorthe most senior master in a school (male)
Romanian director
- directorthe most senior master in a school (male)
Russian дире́ктор
- дире́ктор (diréktor)the most senior master in a school (male)
Slovak riaditeľ
- riaditeľthe most senior master in a school (male)
Spanish director
- directorthe most senior master in a school (male)
Swahili mwalimu mkuu, hedimasta
- mwalimu mkuuthe most senior master in a school (male)
- hedimastathe most senior master in a school (male)
Swedish rektor
- rektorthe most senior master in a school (male)
Thai ครูใหญ่
- ครูใหญ่ (kruu-yài)the most senior master in a school (male)
Ukrainian дире́ктор
- дире́ктор (dyréktor)the most senior master in a school (male)
Vietnamese hiệu trưởng
- hiệu trưởngthe most senior master in a school (male)
Welsh prifathro
- prifathrothe most senior master in a school (male)
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with headmaster
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Cite this entry
APA
headmaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmaster
MLA
“headmaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headmaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmaster.
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