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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Born JoAnne Deborah Byron in 1947 to an accountant father and schoolteacher mother, Shakur spent her childhood between Queens, New York, and her grandparents’ home in North Carolina, then still under Jim Crow laws. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025 The film follows the pair over several years, from Adele’s high school years up until her time as a schoolteacher. Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025 So if a schoolteacher invested $30,000 of retirement savings in Vanguard's S&P 500 fund, Vanguard might charge that teacher $15 per year and give S&P a chunk of that $15. Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 And my mom was a schoolteacher in the south Bronx in Hell’s Kitchen and in Bed-Stuy. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 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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