headmistress

noun

A woman who is in charge of a school.

Example sentences

“The headmistress called a meeting with the new teachers.”
“The headmistress personally welcomed each new student at the gate.”

Like headmaster, increasingly replaced by 'head teacher' or 'head' in Britain. In fiction the word carries a whiff of strict boarding-school discipline.

education

Synonyms for headmistress

principal
head teacher
head

Related words

facultyThe teachers and researchers of a school, college, or university, as distinct from its students and support workers.headmasterA man who is in charge of a school.deanA senior official at a college or university who is in charge of a faculty, a school, or student affairs.lecturerSomeone whose job, often at a university, is to give talks that teach a subject.undergraduateA university student who is still working toward their first degree.educatorSomeone whose work is teaching others, especially a person known for it.