headmistress

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noun

A female headteacher.

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Meanings

nounheadmistress (plural headmistresses)

plural headmistresses

  1. CommonwealthIrelandA female headteacher.

    Synonyms: principal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female headteacher.

Similar
principal
Also see
headheadteacherprincipal

Origin

Compound of head + mistress.

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Translations

Arabic مُدِيرَة
  • مُدِيرَة (mudīra)female head teacher
Danish kvindelig rektor
  • kvindelig rektorfemale head teacher
Finnish rehtori
  • rehtorifemale head teacher
French directrice, proviseure
  • directricefemale head teacher
  • proviseurefemale head teacher
  • proviseuse (lycée)female head teacher
German Schulleiterin, Rektorin
  • Schulleiterinfemale head teacher
  • Rektorinfemale head teacher
  • Direktorinfemale head teacher
Hebrew מנהלת \ מְנַהֶלֶת
  • מנהלת \ מְנַהֶלֶת (menahélet)female head teacher
Hindi प्राचार्या, मुख्याध्यापिका
  • प्राचार्या (prācāryā)female head teacher
  • मुख्याध्यापिका (mukhyādhyāpikā)female head teacher
Hungarian igazgatónő
  • igazgatónőfemale head teacher
Irish ardmháistreás
  • ardmháistreásfemale head teacher
Polish dyrektorka
  • dyrektorkafemale head teacher
Portuguese diretora
  • diretorafemale head teacher
Russian директри́са
  • директри́са (direktrísa)female head teacher
Welsh prifathrawes
  • prifathrawesfemale head teacher
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APA

headmistress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmistress

MLA

“headmistress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmistress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headmistress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headmistress.

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