schoolmaster

schoolmaster
schoolmastership, n.
/skoohl"mas'teuhr, -mah'steuhr/, n.
1. a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
2. anything that teaches or directs: Life can be a harsh schoolmaster.
3. a snapper, Lutjanus apodus, a food fish found in Florida, the West Indies, etc.
v.t., v.i.
4. to teach or direct in the capacity of schoolmaster.
[1175-1225; ME scolemaister. See SCHOOL1, MASTER]

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