schoolteacher

school·teach·er

noun \-ˌtē-chər\

Definition of SCHOOLTEACHER

: one who teaches school

Examples of SCHOOLTEACHER

1. <schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well>

First Known Use of SCHOOLTEACHER

1751

Related to SCHOOLTEACHER

Synonyms: educationist [chiefly British], educator, instructor, pedagogue (also pedagog), preceptor, teacher

Related Words: headmaster, master, rector, schoolmaster; headmistress, instructress, mistress [chiefly British], schoolmarm (or schoolma'am), schoolmistress; coach, guide, guru, preparer, trainer; mentor, tutor, tutoress; drillmaster, inculcator; dean, docent, doctor, don, prof, professor, regius professor; academe, academic, academician, didact, pedant; governess, homeschooler; intern (also interne), practice teacher, reader, student teacher; catechist, lecturer, moralizer, preacher

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