Definition of principal

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Definition of principal

  • the educator who has executive authority for a school (noun)

    Examples

    1. she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

    Synonyms

    1. head
    2. head teacher
    3. school principal
  • the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dealer
  • an actor who plays a principal role (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. lead
    2. star
  • capital as contrasted with the income derived from it (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. corpus
    2. principal sum
  • most important element (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the principal rivers of America
    2. the principal example

    Synonyms

    1. chief
    2. main
    3. master
    4. primary
  • (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement (noun)
  • the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated (noun)

See definition of principal in Merriam Webster