noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A specialist headteacher sent, by government or other authority, to reorganise and improve a school that is perceived to be failing. UK, informal

   "They want regular emails, not league tables, and the right to call a teacher, not a new superhead."

Example

More examples

"They want regular emails, not league tables, and the right to call a teacher, not a new superhead."

Etymology

From super- + head. Piecewise doublet of superchef.

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