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English adjective: principal | |||
| 1. | principal most important element | ||
| Samples | The chief aim of living. The main doors were of solid glass. The principal rivers of America. The principal example. Policemen were primary targets. The master bedroom. A master switch. | ||
| Synonyms | chief, main, master, primary | ||
| Similar | important, of import | ||
| Antonyms | unimportant | ||
English noun: principal | |||
| 1. | principal (possession) the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | debt | ||
| Part meronym | loan | ||
| 2. | principal (person) the educator who has executive authority for a school | ||
| Samples | She sent unruly pupils to see the principal. | ||
| Synonyms | head, head teacher, school principal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | educator, pedagog, pedagogue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chancellor, headmaster, headmistress, master, schoolmaster | ||
| 3. | principal (person) an actor who plays a principal role | ||
| Synonyms | lead, star | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | co-star, film star, idol, matinee idol, movie star, television star, TV star | ||
| 4. | principal (possession) capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | ||
| Synonyms | corpus, principal sum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capital | ||
| 5. | principal (person) (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | offender, wrongdoer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | ||
| Domain category | criminal law | ||
| 6. | principal (person) the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account | ||
| Synonyms | dealer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | financier, moneyman | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | broker-dealer | ||
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