🇬🇧🇪🇸 headmaster - director de escuela : English Lesson

Meaning of "headmaster" ("director de escuela"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A headmaster is the man who is in charge of a school. He is the main leader who makes important rules and decisions, helps teachers, and tries to make sure students are safe and learning well. Students usually see the headmaster at assemblies, special events, or if they are in big trouble or getting a big award.

The headmaster says he has eyes in the back of his head, but we checked and only found a bald spot.

Our headmaster is very strict about uniforms, except for the day he accidentally wore two different shoes and pretended it was a new rule.

The headmaster said, "No running in the halls," then jogged off because he was late for his own meeting.

The headmaster caught me dancing in the corridor and said, "This is not a dance floor"—then secretly asked how to do the move.

Whenever the headmaster says, "This will only take a minute," the clock instantly decides to move ten times slower.

The headmaster heard screams, ran into the playground. The headmaster lifted a fallen gate, the headmaster called for calm, the headmaster guided children to the hall, the headmaster checked each small hand. Parents rushed in, hugged their children, and the headmaster, tired and smiling, closed the school door with relief.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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