house ‧ mas ‧ ter /ˈhaʊsˌmɑːstə $ -ˌmæstər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
especially British English a male teacher who is in charge of one of the houses (=groups of children of different ages) in a school ⇨ housemistress
house ‧ mas ‧ ter /ˈhaʊsˌmɑːstə $ -ˌmæstər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
especially British English a male teacher who is in charge of one of the houses (=groups of children of different ages) in a school ⇨ housemistress
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012