Definition of schoolteacher
:one who teaches school
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schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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People of authority, such as police and schoolteachers, are taught to be alert for incendiary words and how to defuse a verbal altercation.
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The last thing that Strub, a waitress and former schoolteacher, expected was to be embroiled in a monthslong fight to keep the school open.
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His father was an alcoholic schoolteacher and former Army pilot.
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Sethi, a schoolteacher, described something more frightening.
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Ms. Sethi, a schoolteacher, described something more frightening.
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His father was a firefighter; his mother, a schoolteacher.
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Founded in 1998 by Jolie Glassman, a former schoolteacher, and her then-husband, the South Beach gym takes the same training done by professional boxers and customizes the workouts for all fitness levels, Glassman said.
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An independent review confirmed the scoring in Manny Pacquiao's WBO welterweight world championship loss to Jeff Horn and says the ruling favors the Australian former schoolteacher.
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First Known Use of schoolteacher
1751
schoolteacher Synonyms
Synonyms
educationist [chiefly British], educator, instructor, pedagogue (also pedagog), preceptor, teacherRelated 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, preacherSCHOOLTEACHER Defined for English Language Learners
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