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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Honeybee Bedtime Stories—A schoolteacher and a mother of two is trying to make bedtime easier with mindfulness techniques. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024 Watch on Deadline Introduced in 1986 by Rowland, who was formerly a schoolteacher, the American Girl line originally featured 18-inch historical dolls with authentic period outfits, accessories and a series of books. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 Robinson was born to a schoolteacher and a landscape architect turned woodworker outside Edinburgh, in the eastern Lowlands of Scotland. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 The titular protagonist finds this out for herself after her schoolteacher husband dies suddenly, leaving her alone to raise four children in the market town of Enniscorthy in the Irish Southeast. Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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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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