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house·mas·ter

 (hous′măs′tər)
n.
A male teacher or professor in charge of a residence hall at a school or college.
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housemaster

(ˈhaʊsˌmɑːstə)
n
(Education) a teacher, esp in a boarding school, responsible for the pupils in his house
housemistress fem n
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Noun1.housemaster - teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse
headmaster, schoolmaster, master - presiding officer of a school
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Translations

housemaster

[ˈhaʊsmɑːstər] n (mainly British) → professeur m responsable d'un groupe d'internes
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