principal

/pɹˈɪnsəpəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
2. the educator who has executive authority for a school
   “she sent unruly pupils to see the principal”
3. an actor who plays a principal role
4. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
5. (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
6. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

adjective

1. most important element
   “the chief aim of living”

Synonyms for principal

• school principal
• head teacher
• head
• star
• lead
• corpus
• principal sum
• dealer
• chief
• main
• primary
• master
• important

Words that rhyme with principal

• principle
• subprincipal