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
So to see Bridget still keeping her chaos — setting the spaghetti on fire, walking into a shop buying condoms and seeing the schoolteacher behind her — in the midst of genuine pain and emotion with the children is quite tricky to do, but also a good thing to share.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1998, Anderson’s mother, Heather, a schoolteacher, was on a shopping trip in the town of Omagh and only narrowly avoided being caught up in a devastating explosion from a car bomb.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
White residents target a husband and wife on Christmas
Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette V. Moore, both schoolteachers in Mims, Florida, founded Brevard County’s NAACP in 1934.
—Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Ayers was born in Los Angeles to parents who worked as a schoolteacher and parking attendant but played music in their spare time—his mother a piano instructor, his father a trombonist.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1998, Anderson’s mother, Heather, a schoolteacher, was on a shopping trip in the town of Omagh and only narrowly avoided being caught up in a devastating explosion from a car bomb.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
White residents target a husband and wife on Christmas
Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette V. Moore, both schoolteachers in Mims, Florida, founded Brevard County’s NAACP in 1934.
—Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Ayers was born in Los Angeles to parents who worked as a schoolteacher and parking attendant but played music in their spare time—his mother a piano instructor, his father a trombonist.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
Noun
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The result is teacher layoffs and less opportunity for the students who are attending public schools.—
Tinbete Ermyas,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker, following teachers union directives, refused to renew the modest Invest in Kids program that offered several thousand low-income children an escape route from underperforming schools.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Without them, urban and rural districts will struggle to attract qualified educators.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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All entires were judged by a panel of regional artists, art educators and industry leaders, and the winners’ work is being displayed at the Crystal Bridges’ Community Gallery through May 5.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
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Little kids can learn to ski here with a individual or group lesson, and the instructors are extraordinary both in terms of getting on the student’s individual wavelength and teaching foundational skills that will last a lifetime.—
Kim Westerman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Stewart is a senior instructor/associate professor at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte Campus.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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