as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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Recent Examples of schoolteacher
Last week, Steve Witkoff swapped an American schoolteacher named Marc Fogel for a Russian crypto scamster named Alexander Vinnik.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
During the Biden years, several Americans – including basketball star Brittney Griner and the schoolteacher Fogel – had received lengthy prison sentences for similar charges.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Flack, who died on Monday at 88, began her career as a schoolteacher with a solid grounding in both classical music and Black church singing.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The wiry and intense physicality that Benesch brought to her role as a newbie schoolteacher in The Teachers’ Lounge — a kind of frankness and presence that’s evident too in her mostly deskbound role in September 5 — finds new depths in her Late Shift performance.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
During the Biden years, several Americans – including basketball star Brittney Griner and the schoolteacher Fogel – had received lengthy prison sentences for similar charges.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Flack, who died on Monday at 88, began her career as a schoolteacher with a solid grounding in both classical music and Black church singing.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The wiry and intense physicality that Benesch brought to her role as a newbie schoolteacher in The Teachers’ Lounge — a kind of frankness and presence that’s evident too in her mostly deskbound role in September 5 — finds new depths in her Late Shift performance.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
Noun
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That was bad for teachers and students and was a root cause of growing parental dissatisfaction and mistrust of public education.—
James A. Kadamus,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Also watch out from some entertaining comedy moments delivered by Ryan O’Donnell (who plays Cher’s father, the teacher and a driving instructor) and Imelda Warren-Green (who also takes on multiple cameo roles as Miss Geist, Miss Stoeger and Cher’s housekeeper).—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The survey’s stark finding is that most educators feel inadequately trained.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Museum guides share the story of Riley's rise to prominence as an educator, property owner, and civic leader in the context of the Reconstruction era, a crucial period of American history following the end of the Civil War.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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As even the instructors at Radford will readily admit, every driver is still a student.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Search and recovery diving instructor Juan Heredia, founder of the nonprofit Angels Recovery Dive Team, found Dane after a two-hour dive in the frigid waters of the Siletz River in Lincoln County, Ore., about three miles downstream from the boy’s home, per CNN.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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