schoolmaster
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈskuɫˌmæstɝ// UK //skˈuːlmɑːstɐ// school·mas·ter
n. a male teacher in a school, especially one who is in charge of a class or a school. This word is much less common today and sounds a bit old-fashioned.
n. a male teacher or head of a school, particularly in a British or historical context. Often carries a slightly formal or archaic tone in modern usage.
The schoolmaster stood at the front of the classroom.
In the nineteenth century, the schoolmaster was often the most respected figure in a small rural village.
The novel depicts the stern schoolmaster as a figure of both fear and quiet admiration, whose rigid discipline was seen as necessary for the moral development of the students.
From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master.