schoolmeester

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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schoolmeester m (plural schoolmeesters, diminutive schoolmeestertje n)

  1. a schoolmaster, male schoolteacher
  2. (figuratively) a pedantic person

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