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schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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According to a 2006 article by The Telegraph, Law's parents Peter and Margaret were schoolteachers who married in 1967.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The sisters, both schoolteachers, looked so much alike everyone had trouble telling them apart — especially their young students.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2024
Trump's running mate JD Vance has echoed that rhetoric, saying in a visit to the state that migrant kids who don't speak English are ruining the quality of American education by distracting schoolteachers.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Given some room to excel, albeit in roles that beg to be more deeply explored, are Tang Shiyi as Gui Ying, a schoolteacher and martial artist with a close connection to An’s family; and Bea Hayden Kuo as Xia An, the Banker’s illegitimate daughter who is romantically involved with An.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined above
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
schoolteacher
noun
school·teach·er
-ˌtē-chər
: a person who teaches school
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