schoolmaster: Meaning and Definition of
school•mas•ter
Pronunciation: (skl'mas"tur, -mä"stur), [key]
— n.
- a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- anything that teaches or directs: Life can be a harsh schoolmaster.
- a snapper, Lutjanus apodus, a food fish found in Florida, the West Indies, etc.
—v.t., v.i.
- to teach or direct in the capacity of schoolmaster.
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