schoolbook

noun

school·​book ˈskül-ˌbu̇k 

: a school textbook

Examples of schoolbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Helen knitted and watched women’s basketball on television, Rocky read a schoolbook about the Industrial Revolution in England, and the Schipperke slept on the rug by the fireplace. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

An antebellum schoolbook that became an instrument of Black liberation. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026

Sam has encouraged the boy to be more conscientious with his studies and has been learning alongside him for years, picking up his schoolbooks and offering ideas on how to make the assignments more meaningful. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

When Reconstruction ended, schoolbooks that did not portray the South’s Lost Cause as a war of valor were banned. — Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schoolbook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• logbook

Kids Definition

schoolbook

noun

school·​book ˈskül-ˌbu̇k 

: a school textbook