schoolmeester

Dutch

Etymology

From school +‎ meester (“master, teacher”). Compare English schoolmaster, German Schulmeister.

Pronunciation

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Noun

schoolmeester m (plural schoolmeesters, diminutive schoolmeestertje n)

A schoolmaster, male schoolteacher
(figuratively) A pedantic person

Synonyms

(schoolmeester) meester m, leraar m, schoolvos m
(pedantic) pedant m, schoolvos m, betweter m

Derived terms

schoolmeesteren
schoolmeesterig
schoolmeesterlijk

Descendants

Negerhollands: skoelmeester, skoolmeester
→ Papiamentu: mester di skol, meester di skol (calque) (dated)

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