schoolmaster
noun
school·mas·ter
ˈskül-ˌma-stər 
1
: a man who teaches school
2
: one that disciplines or directs
3
: a reddish-brown edible snapper (Lutjanus apodus) of the tropical Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
schoolmasterly
adjective
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See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
In the tiny community of Baile Beag, lessons bend to the hedge teacher’s whim—and, in this case, the white-bearded schoolmaster Hugh (Seán McGinley) loves the classics.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
In the tiny community of Baile Beag, lessons bend to the hedge teacher’s whim—and, in this case, the white-bearded schoolmaster Hugh (Seán McGinley) loves the classics.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Schoolmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolmaster. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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schoolmaster
noun
school·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a man who teaches school
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