schoolmaster

== English == === Alternative forms === scholemaster (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school +‎ master. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskulˌmæstəɹ/ === Noun === schoolmaster (plural schoolmasters) A male teacher. A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one. (figurative) Anything that teaches. ==== Derived terms ==== schoolmasterish schoolmasterly the schoolmaster is abroad ==== Related terms ==== schoolmistress headmaster / headmistress ==== Translations ==== === Verb === schoolmaster (third-person singular simple present schoolmasters, present participle schoolmastering, simple past and past participle schoolmastered) To teach in the capacity of schoolmaster.