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Definition of Housemaster
1. Noun. Teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse.
Definition of Housemaster
1. Noun. A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Housemaster
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housemaster
Literary usage of Housemaster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay (1920)
"CHAPTER II THE housemaster TO the boy, all masters (as distinct from the Head)
... The humorist of the party draws joyous pictures of his housemaster ..."
2. The Public Schools from Within: A Collection of Essays on Public School (1906)
"If disorder occurs, it is expected that the housemaster will hold the sixth ...
The proper amount of interference is a matter on which every housemaster has ..."
3. Records and Reminiscences of Repton by George Stephen Messiter (1907)
"The imposition paper by the way was given out by each housemaster, dated and
signed with his initials, and very often the chief penalty incurred was that of ..."
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