undermaster
- noun
- Archaic
:
submaestro
- The students were excited to meet their new undermaster, who would assist their main teacher in the classroom.
Examples
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Mr. Smith is the new undermaster at our school.
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The undermaster supervised the students during recess while the headmaster was away.
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As an undermaster, she assisted with organizing classroom activities and grading assignments.
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The school hired a new undermaster to help manage the growing number of students.
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The undermaster helped organize the school play.
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As an undermaster, he was responsible for helping the lead instructor prepare lessons and manage the students.
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The undermaster took attendance every morning before the headmaster arrived.
Synonyms
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4.6
A person with a lower job rank who follows another's orders
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6.5
A person who works under another person in a job
A deputy leader who helps guide and support people in a group
A person or device that gives extra control under the main person in charge
A person of lower rank who serves others
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undermaster comes from the parts under meaning 'below' or 'second' and master meaning 'teacher' or 'head', so an undermaster is the teacher who works 'under' the head teacher and helps run the school.