headmaster
noun🔊/ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)/
🔊/ˌhedˈmæstər/
(British English, becoming old-fashioned) (British English usually head teacher)
(North American English usually principal)
a male teacher who is in charge of a school, especially a private school （尤指私立学校的）校长 Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1He went on to become headmaster of a school in Bath. 他后来成为巴斯一所学校的校长。 He is a retired headmaster, living in Edinburgh. 他退休前是位校长，现住在爱丁堡。 There was a notice board on the wall outside the headmaster's study. 校长书房外面的墙上有一个告示板。