| headmaster | | |
| n. (person) | 1. headmaster, master, schoolmaster | presiding officer of a school. |
| ~ housemaster | teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse. |
| ~ head teacher, school principal, principal, head | the educator who has executive authority for a school.; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
| principal | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. principal | the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated. |
| ~ debt | money or goods or services owed by one person to another. |
| ~ loan | the temporary provision of money (usually at interest). |
| n. (person) | 2. head, head teacher, principal, school principal | the educator who has executive authority for a school.; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
| ~ chancellor | the honorary or titular head of a university. |
| ~ educator, pedagog, pedagogue | someone who educates young people. |
| ~ headmaster, schoolmaster, master | presiding officer of a school. |
| ~ headmistress | a woman headmaster. |
| n. (person) | 3. lead, principal, star | an actor who plays a principal role. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| ~ co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film. |
| ~ film star, movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema. |
| ~ matinee idol, idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively. |
| ~ television star, tv star | a star in a television show. |
| n. (possession) | 4. corpus, principal, principal sum | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it. |
| ~ capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value. |
| n. (person) | 5. principal | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement. |
| ~ criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. |
| ~ offender, wrongdoer | a person who transgresses moral or civil law. |
| ~ criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime. |
| n. (person) | 6. dealer, principal | the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account. |
| ~ broker-dealer | a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal. |
| ~ financier, moneyman | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions. |
| adj. | 7. chief, main, master, primary, principal | most important element.; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
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