schoolteacher

noun

school·​teach·​er ˈskül-ˌtē-chər How to pronounce schoolteacher (audio)
: one who teaches school

Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence

schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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The latest Metro news Image School closings: An elementary schoolteacher in Montclair, N.J., was arrested after making a threat against a principal that prompted officials to close the schools. James Barron, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Also Friday, the State Department said an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024 His father, a retired schoolteacher who studied philosophy and social sciences, taught middle school in Jackson Heights. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024 Her Jessica Fletcher was a retired schoolteacher turned successful mystery writer, who proves to have an uncanny knack for solving real-life murders. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schoolteacher 

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolteacher was in 1751

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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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schoolteacher

noun
school·​teach·​er -ˌtē-chər How to pronounce schoolteacher (audio)
: a person who teaches school

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