school principal
Head teacher
A
head teacher (also known as
school principal,
headteacher,
headmaster,
headmistress or the
head, sometimes informally in
Scots, the
heidie or
heedie) is the most senior
teacher,
leader and
manager of a
school.
school principal
Noun
1. the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
(synonym) principal, head teacher, head
(hypernym) educator, pedagogue
(hyponym) chancellor