headmistress

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈhɛdˌmɪstrəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #20319

Meanings

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noun
A woman who is in charge of a school.

The headmistress welcomed the new students at assembly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a woman who is in charge of... principal

Word family

Forms headmistresses

Etymology

Compound of head + mistress.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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