schoolmaster C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈskuːlˌmæstɝ/ See IPA manual Freq #27066 Meanings 1 noun Anything that teaches. The war was a tough schoolmaster for the Athenians. 2 noun food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters 3 noun presiding officer of a school 4 noun any person (or institution) who acts as an educator Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · presiding officer of a school headmastermaster Word family Derived forms schoolmasterishschoolmasterly Related forms headmasterheadmistressschoolmistress Etymology From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # schoolmaster **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskuːlˌmæstɝ/ **Frequency rank:** 27066 ## Meanings 1. Anything that teaches. 2. food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters 3. presiding officer of a school 4. any person (or institution) who acts as an educator ## Examples - The war was a tough schoolmaster for the Athenians. ## Derived Forms - schoolmasterish - schoolmasterly ## Related Forms - headmaster - headmistress - schoolmistress ## Etymology From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master. ## Topics - Animals markdown