schoolteacher

noun

school·​teach·​er ˈskül-ˌtē-chər How to pronounce schoolteacher (audio)
: one who teaches school

Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence

schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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When her sixth-grade class left their classroom in disarray, Michigan schoolteacher Savanna Pavc took a stand, and has been widely cheered online for her actions. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 Townsend Warner soon expands on this idea through a subplot involving a handsome young schoolteacher named Thomas Kettle, who comes to Loseby to help his elderly aunt. B. Pietras june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025 The couple were schoolteachers, local news reports said. Steve Karnowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025 Much of Emilia’s intellectual curiosity and confidence comes from her stepfather, a Spanish speaking schoolteacher who marries her pregnant mother, a novice Catholic nun abandoned after a romance with a wealthy Chilean aristocrat. Anita Snow, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolteacher

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolteacher was in 1751

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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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schoolteacher

noun
school·​teach·​er -ˌtē-chər How to pronounce schoolteacher (audio)
: a person who teaches school

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