schoolmeester
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom school + meester (“master, teacher”). Compare English schoolmaster, German Schulmeister.
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Noun
editschoolmeester m (plural schoolmeesters, diminutive schoolmeestertje n)
- A schoolmaster, male schoolteacher
- (figuratively) A pedantic person
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editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: skoelmeester, skoolmeester
- → Papiamentu: mester di skol, meester di skol (calque) (dated)