What (who) is Housemaster - definition
DIRECTOR OF A DORMITORY OR STUDENT HALL
Housemistress; Houseparent; Assistant housemaster; Assistant housemistress; Housemasters; House master
housemaster
(housemasters)
A housemaster is a male teacher who is in charge of one of the houses in a school. (mainly BRIT)
N-COUNT
housemaster
(or housemistress)
¦ noun chiefly Brit. a teacher in charge of a house at a boarding school.
Housemaster
The person in charge of the house.
The housemaster made it clear that there will be no kitties allowed.
The housemaster made it clear that there will be no kitties allowed.
Wikipedia
Housemaster
In British education, a housemaster is a schoolmaster in charge of a boarding house, normally at a boarding school and especially at a public school. The housemaster is responsible for the supervision and care of boarders living in the house and typically lives on the premises. However, houses also exist in non-boarding schools, in which case the housemaster simply heads a house.
The term housemistress is also used, for a female member of staff in charge of a house, and houseparent is used less often, usually when a married couple shares the role. In addition, there is often an assistant housemaster or assistant housemistress acting as a deputy.
Pronunciation examples for Housemaster
1. My housemaster, Mr. Ling, did make
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Examples of use of Housemaster
1. Lyttelton was born in 1'21 at Eton College, where his father was a housemaster.
2. The letters had been discovered in the boy‘s desk by his housemaster and passed to the headmaster.
3. Rest in peace.» Dr Brunton was head of media studies at the school for 17 years and was a housemaster.
4. The witness statement of Niall Hamilton, Rhys‘s housemaster at the school, and a police report, were submitted to the court today on behalf of the college.
5. Meanwhile in a tribute at the time Andrew Halls, master of the school, said: "David Brunton was an inspirational teacher and a housemaster of enormous compassion and insight.