housemaster

house·mas·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hous-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/
- /ˈhaʊs.ˌmɑːst.ə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/

Definitions of housemaster word

noun housemaster a man who is in charge of a house or a dormitory in a private school for boys. 1
noun housemaster A teacher, typically male, in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school. 1
noun housemaster male boarding-school teacher 1
countable noun housemaster A housemaster is a male teacher who is in charge of one of the houses in a school. 0
noun housemaster a teacher, esp in a boarding school, responsible for the pupils in his house 0
noun housemaster a male faculty member serving as resident director of a boys' dormitory at a preparatory school 0

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Origin of housemaster

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; house + master

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Parts of speech for Housemaster

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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housemaster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

housemaster usage trend in Literature

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