principal
Head of school
As an adjective, principal means most important or first in rank: It’s the principal city in the state, but not the capital.
As a noun, principal is typically a person, most frequently the head of a school.
However, principal can also represent, for example, the ringleader in a crime or the parties to a contract.
Principal is used to designate a sum of money, as in a loan or debt, to which interest is added.
Principal is often confused with its homonym principle.
School's chief administrator
- headmistressFemale school principal
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- superintendentChief administrative official
- deanSenior academic administrator
educator · schoolmaster · rector · leader · mentor · office · discipline · assembly
Chief or primary element
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- foremostHighest in importance
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- primaryChief in importance
central · key · paramount · premier · predominant · major · core · fundamental
Gathering for celebration
- defendantParty facing charges
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- agentOne who acts independently
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
liability · contract · attorney · client · trustee · beneficiary · proxy · representative
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- starLuminous astronomical object
- rolePosition or part
soloist · dancer · featured · cast · company · troupe · understudy · protagonist
Borrowed money repaid later
- capitalWealth used for investment
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
amortization · mortgage · borrowing · outstanding · sum · lending · installment · maturity
headmaster
School's chief administrator
- headmistressFemale school principal
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- superintendentChief administrative official
dean · educator · schoolmaster · rector · leader · mentor · office · discipline · assembly · students
main
Chief or primary element
primary · central · key · paramount · premier · predominant · major · core · fundamental · essential
party
Gathering for celebration
fiduciary · liability · contract · attorney · client · trustee · beneficiary · proxy · representative · authority
actor
One who portrays characters
role · soloist · dancer · featured · cast · company · troupe · understudy · protagonist · billing
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
repayment · amortization · mortgage · borrowing · outstanding · sum · lending · installment · maturity · debt
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, guidance counselor
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
principalsecondary
Lesser in rank
subordinate · minor · subsidiary · auxiliary · ancillary
principalteacher
One who instructs others
student · pupil · assistant principal · vice principal · deputy
- school principalChief administrator of school
- in principleAbstractly true, practically uncertain
- vice principalSchool administrator's deputy
- first principlesBasic truths underlying reasoning
- principal's officeSchool leader's workspace
- principal characterStory's central figure
principle, principles, principled, unprincipled, principally, principals, principality, principalities, principalship