Meanings
nounheadteacher (plural headteachers)
plural headteachers · alternative head teacher
- IrelandUKThe most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.
I had to go and see the headteacher about my attitude.
Synonyms: principal, head, headmaster, headmistress, school director
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.
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Arabic مُدِير, مُدِيرَة
- مُدِير (mudīr)the most senior teacher in a school
- مُدِيرَة (mudīra)the most senior teacher in a school
Bengali মুহতামিম
- মুহতামিম (muhtamim)the most senior teacher in a school
Catalan director, directora
- directorthe most senior teacher in a school
- directorathe most senior teacher in a school
Chinese Cantonese 校長 /校长
- 校長 /校长 (haau⁶ zoeng²)the most senior teacher in a school
Chinese Mandarin 校長 /校长
- 校長 /校长 (xiàozhǎng)the most senior teacher in a school
Dutch schoolhoofd
- schoolhoofdthe most senior teacher in a school
Finnish johtajaopettaja
- johtajaopettajathe most senior teacher in a school
French directeur, directrice
- directeurthe most senior teacher in a school
- directricethe most senior teacher in a school
- proviseurthe most senior teacher in a school
- proviseuse (lycée)the most senior teacher in a school
German Schulleiter, Schulleiterin
- Schulleiterthe most senior teacher in a school
- Schulleiterinthe most senior teacher in a school
Hungarian igazgató, iskolaigazgató
- igazgatóthe most senior teacher in a school
- iskolaigazgatóthe most senior teacher in a school
Indonesian kepala sekolah, guru kepala
- kepala sekolahthe most senior teacher in a school
- guru kepalathe most senior teacher in a school
Japanese 校長
- 校長 (kōchō)the most senior teacher in a school
Korean 교장
- 교장 (gyojang)the most senior teacher in a school
Malay guru besar
- guru besarthe most senior teacher in a school
Portuguese diretor, diretora
- diretorthe most senior teacher in a school
- diretorathe most senior teacher in a school
Romanian director, directoare
- directorthe most senior teacher in a school
- directoarethe most senior teacher in a school
- rectorthe most senior teacher in a school
Russian дире́ктор, директри́са
- дире́ктор (diréktor)the most senior teacher in a school
- директри́са (direktrísa)the most senior teacher in a school
Swahili mwalimu mkuu
- mwalimu mkuuthe most senior teacher in a school
Tagalog ulong-guro, ulungguro
- ulong-gurothe most senior teacher in a school
- ulunggurothe most senior teacher in a school
Ukrainian дире́ктор, дире́кторка
- дире́ктор (dyréktor)the most senior teacher in a school
- дире́кторка (dyréktorka)the most senior teacher in a school
Vietnamese hiệu trưởng
- hiệu trưởngthe most senior teacher in a school
Welsh prifathro, prifathrawes
- prifathrothe most senior teacher in a school
- prifathrawesthe most senior teacher in a school
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headteacher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headteacher
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