schoolmaster's

Belonging to strict educator

Schoolmaster's is the possessive form of schoolmaster, a somewhat old-fashioned word for a male teacher, especially at a primary or secondary school.

The possessive indicates belonging to or associated with such a teacher: the schoolmaster's desk, a schoolmaster's patience.

The term evokes traditional or strict pedagogy more than modern teaching.

pedagogy

teaching

Profession of instructing others

grading · homework · recitation · drills · rote · chalk · blackboard · primers · textbooks · penmanship

authority

discipline

Trained self-control or specialty

punishment · sternness · strictness · reprimand · detention · correction · admonishment · command · obedience · control

residence

lodgings

Rented living space

library · desk · boarding · rooms · parlor · chambers · dwelling · accommodations · fireside · books

attire

gown

Long formal garment

frock coat · tweed · collar · cravat · pocket watch · inkstained · formal · academic · robes · cap

Opposites
educational role hierarchy

schoolmaster'spupil's

Belonging to a student

student's · learner's · schoolboy's · schoolgirl's · scholar's

gender in traditional education

schoolmaster'sgoverness's

Belonging to household tutor

Family

schoolmaster, schoolmasters

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G