schoolmeester

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

schoolmeester m (plural schoolmeesters, diminutive schoolmeestertje n)

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

Synonyms

• (schoolmeester) meester m, leraar m, schoolvos m
• (pedantic) pedant m, schoolvos m, betweter m

Derived terms

• schoolmeesteren
• schoolmeesterig
• schoolmeesterlijk

Descendants

• Negerhollands: skoelmeester, skoolmeester
• → Papiamentu: mester di skol, meester di skol (calque) (dated)