headmaster
/ˌhedˈmɑːstə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हेड्मास्टर
प्रधानाध्यापक
Basic word
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[C] especially BrE
a man who is in charge of a school (now usually head teacher or principal)
प्रधानाध्यापक
- The headmaster praised the students.
- The headmaster asked all the students to assemble in the hall.
- He retired as headmaster after thirty years in the school.
+ 1 more example
- The headmaster's office is on the first floor.
Synonyms principal head teacher head rector dean
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
headmaster of / at + school
Use of or at to say which school the headmaster leads. A headmaster is a man in charge of a school, especially a private or independent one.
कौन-से स्कूल का headmaster है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या 'at' आता है। Headmaster किसी स्कूल का पुरुष प्रमुख होता है।
- He is the headmaster of a boys' school in Dehradun.
- My uncle was a headmaster at a village school.
headmaster as a title (capital letter)
As a job title before a name, headmaster takes a capital letter. Used generally, it is written in lower case.
नाम से पहले पद के रूप में 'Headmaster' बड़े अक्षर से लिखा जाता है; सामान्य प्रयोग में छोटे अक्षर से।
- Headmaster Sharma addressed the assembly.
- The headmaster addressed the assembly.
become / be appointed + headmaster
No article is used when the position is a title following become or be appointed, but a is used when we speak of the job in general.
Become या appointed के बाद जब पद शीर्षक हो तो article नहीं आता; सामान्य रूप में नौकरी की बात हो तो 'a' आता है।
- He was appointed headmaster in 2019.
- She hopes to become a headmaster one day.
+Collocations 3
adjective + headmaster
strictkindretiredformernewly appointed
- The strict headmaster checked every classroom before the bell.
verb + headmaster
appointreport toseecomplain towrite to
- The parents wrote to the headmaster about the bus timings.
headmaster + noun
headmaster's officeheadmaster's speechheadmaster's permissionheadmaster's report
- Students need the headmaster's permission to leave early.
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- The headmaster congratulated the students who topped the board examination.
प्रधानाचार्य ने बोर्ड परीक्षा में प्रथम आने वाले विद्यार्थियों को बधाई दी।
- Radhika was called to the headmaster's office for the scholarship form.
राधिका को छात्रवृत्ति के फ़ॉर्म के लिए प्रधानाचार्य के कार्यालय में बुलाया गया।
- The headmaster announced that the school would remain closed during the heatwave.
प्रधानाचार्य ने घोषणा की कि लू के दौरान स्कूल बंद रहेगा।
- Our headmaster believes that reading daily improves every subject.
हमारे प्रधानाचार्य का मानना है कि रोज़ पढ़ने से हर विषय में सुधार होता है।
- A headmaster must lead teachers, manage the budget and talk to parents.
प्रधानाचार्य को शिक्षकों का नेतृत्व करना, बजट सँभालना और अभिभावकों से बात करनी होती है।
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✗ He is the headmaster in our school.
✓ He is the headmaster of our school.
The head of an institution is the headmaster of it, not in it.
संस्था का प्रमुख उसका 'headmaster of' होता है, 'in' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Headmaster, headmistress and headteacher all name the person in charge of a school. The first two show gender, the last does not.
तीनों शब्द स्कूल के प्रमुख के लिए हैं। पहले दो लिंग बताते हैं, तीसरा नहीं।
A woman in charge of a school.
स्कूल की महिला प्रमुख।
- The headmistress welcomed the parents.
A neutral word for either a man or a woman.
पुरुष या महिला दोनों के लिए लिंग-निरपेक्ष शब्द।
- The headteacher met the inspectors.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
head·mas·ter
?Which word?
Keep the education-leader words: headmaster or principal (of a school), principal (of a college), vice-chancellor (the head of a university in India and Britain), chancellor (the honorary head of a university; in India, often the Governor of the state), dean (the head of a faculty), rector.
शिक्षा-प्रमुख के शब्द याद रखिए: headmaster या principal (स्कूल का), principal (कॉलेज का), vice-chancellor (भारत और ब्रिटेन में विश्वविद्यालय का प्रमुख, कुलपति), chancellor (विश्वविद्यालय का मानद प्रमुख, कुलाधिपति; भारत में प्रायः राज्य के राज्यपाल), dean (संकाय का प्रमुख, अधिष्ठाता), rector।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: headmaster (man) and headmistress (woman) are being replaced by the gender-neutral head teacher or principal.
प्रयोग में headmaster (पुरुष) और headmistress (स्त्री) के स्थान पर अब लिंग-तटस्थ head teacher या principal प्रयुक्त हो रहे हैं।