1. principal - noun
· the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
Hypernym(s): debt
2. principal - noun
· the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
Synonym(s): school_principal, head_teacher, head
Hypernym(s): educator, pedagogue, pedagog
3. principal - noun
· an actor who plays a principal role
Hypernym(s): actor, histrion, player, thespian, role_player
4. principal - noun
· capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
Synonym(s): corpus, principal_sum
Hypernym(s): capital
5. principal - noun
· (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
Hypernym(s): wrongdoer, offender
6. principal - noun
· the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
Synonym(s): dealer
Hypernym(s): financier, moneyman
7. principal - adjective
· most important element; "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"
Synonym(s): chief, main, primary, master
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