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school·mas·ter
(sko͞ol′măs′tər)n.
1. A man who is a teacher.
2. A grayish-brown snapper (Lutjanus apodus) of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
school′mas′ter·ly adj.
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schoolmaster
(ˈskuːlˌmɑːstə)n
1. (Education) a man who teaches in or runs a school
2. a person or thing that acts as an instructor
3. (Animals) a food fish, Lutjanus apodus, of the warm waters of the Caribbean and Atlantic: family Lutjanidae (snappers)
vb (intr)
to be a schoolmaster
ˈschoolˌmastering n
ˈschoolˌmasterish adj
ˈschoolˌmasterly adj
ˈschoolˌmastership n
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school•mas•ter
(ˈskulˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər)n.
1. a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
2. a snapper, Lutjanus apodus, a food fish found in Florida, the West Indies, etc.
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schoolmaster
Past participle: schoolmastered
Gerund: schoolmastering
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Noun | 1. | schoolmaster - presiding officer of a school housemaster - teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse head teacher, school principal, principal, head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
2. | schoolmaster - any person (or institution) who acts as an educator | |
3. | schoolmaster - food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters snapper - any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters genus Lutjanus, Lutjanus - type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers |
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Translations
مُعَلِّم مَدْرَسَه
-kaučitel
lærer
kennari
učitelj
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school1
(skuːl) noun1. a place for teaching especially children. She goes to the school; He's not at university – he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.
2. the pupils of a school. The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.
3. a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc. She runs a sewing school; a driving school.
4. a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject. the School of Mathematics.
5. (American) a university or college.
6. a group of people with the same ideas etc. There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.
verb to train through practice. We must school ourselves to be patient.
ˈschoolbag noun a bag for carrying books etc to and from school. She had a schoolbag on her back.
ˈschoolboy, ˈschoolgirl nouns a boy or girl who goes to school.
ˈschoolchild noun – plural ˈschoolchildren – a child who goes to school.
ˈschool-day noun a day on which children go to school. On a school-day I get up at seven o'clock.
ˈschooldays noun plural the time of a person's life during which he goes to school.
ˈschoolfellow noun a person who is or was taught at the same school, especially in the same class. I met an old schoolfellow of yours.
ˈschool-leaver noun a school-pupil who is about to leave, or has just left, school eg because he has finished his course of education there.
ˈschoolmaster noun – feminine ˈschoolmistress – a person who teaches in school.
ˈschoolmate noun a schoolfellow, especially a friend.
ˈschool-teacher noun a person who teaches in a school.
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