head teacher
noun/ˌhed ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
/ˌhed ˈtiːtʃər/
(also headteacher
/ˌhedˈtiːtʃə(r)/
/ˌhedˈtiːtʃər/
)(also head)
(both British English) (North American English principal)
- a teacher who is in charge of a school
- The head teacher broke the news to the school at morning assembly.
- We interviewed the head teacher of the local school.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHead teacher is used after these nouns:- school
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