instructress

noun

Definition of instructressnext
as in teacher

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  1. teacher
  2. schoolmistress
  3. instructor
  4. mistress
  5. headmistress
  6. pedagogue
  7. schoolmaster
  8. schoolteacher
Noun
  • And, according to my daughter, another teacher just laughed off a kid who attempted to scooch out of their room.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
  • How many teachers work at Abundant Life Christian School?
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this curious, eccentric role as a 1930s schoolmistress who takes four young girls under her wing — for better and for worse.
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
    Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of schoolmistress
Noun
  • When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, clinical social worker and instructor at Northeastern University.
    Amy Morin, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructor
Noun
  • The wife of Charles II, whose ascension to the throne in 1660 marked the restoration of the British monarchy after the upheaval of civil war, Catherine is remembered, when she is remembered at all, for enduring her husband’s infidelity and the elevation of his many mistresses.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood plays a jewel thief who witnesses the president of the United States (Gene Hackman) killing his mistress.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of mistress
Noun
  • The film also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, a prince who finds himself in a love triangle with the two witches; Ethan Slater as lovesick munchkin Boq; Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the untrustworthy headmistress of Shiz University; and Jeff Goldblum as the not-so-wonderful Wizard of Oz.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Oscar-winning icon Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, a Shiz University headmistress.
    Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of headmistress
Noun
  • The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
  • His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.
    Daniel J. Wakin, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
Definition of pedagogue
Noun
  • On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
Definition of schoolmaster
Noun
  • 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
Definition of schoolteacher
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