Definition of "housemaster" [housemaster]

• A male teacher in charge of a residence hall at a school. (noun)

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• ""His authority did not depend on bullying," recalls his housemaster, Rockwell."
• "(Though years later, reading the autobiography, Abu suddenly recalled his housemaster Mr. Wilson ...)."
• "Jonathan Bailey as his sole protector and Nicholas Farrell as his clerical housemaster provide exemplary support in a play that stirs disquieting memories of adolescent angst."