schoolteacher

noun school·teach·er \ ˈskül-ˌtē-chər \

|Updated on: 20 Jul 2018

Examples: schoolteacher in a Sentence

Definition of schoolteacher

: one who teaches school

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Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of schoolteacher from the Web

Edward Andrew Schultz was born in Norfolk, Va. His father, George, was an aeronautical engineer; his mother, Mary, was a schoolteacher.

— richard sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, "Ed Schultz, blunt-spoken political talk-show host, dies at 64," 6 July 2018
It has been deeply intertwined with one organization, the Alliance for Quality Education, which was founded, in part, by the United Federation of Teachers, the union for New York City’s public schoolteachers.

— elizabeth a. harris, New York Times, "Cynthia Nixon. Parent. Activist. Governor?," 3 July 2018
Amid the revelry, Laura gets to meet up again with her old flame, Paco—that’s Bardem—who now owns the wine-making estate that once belonged to her family and is happily married to a lovely local schoolteacher, Bea (Bárbara Lennie).

— john powers, Vogue, "At Cannes 2018, Life After Netflix—And the Selfie Ban," 9 May 2018
These measures finally ensure Oklahoma's dedicated, hard-working public schoolteachers receive well-deserved, competitive pay.

— eric levenson, CNN, "These crumbling textbooks show why Oklahoma teachers are walking out," 3 Apr. 2018
The son of a coal miner father and a schoolteacher mother from West Virginia was rich by any objective measure.

— andy staples, SI.com, "The Message Behind the Money: How Texas A&M Landed Jimbo Fisher," 28 June 2018
According to Buzzfeed News, Nicole Arteaga, 35, a mother and schoolteacher from Peoria, Arizona, received the devastating news from her doctor that her baby had stopped developing and no longer had a heartbeat.

— susan brickell, Health.com, "This Woman Was Denied a Prescription to End Her Pregnancy By a Walgreens Pharmacist—and Opens Up About Her Emotional Experience," 25 June 2018
Quasula said the tribe needs to set its sights higher and have its own members become lawyers, doctors, nurses, schoolteachers, and engineers who serve the reservation.

— annette mcgivney, Outside Online, "300 Flights Through the Grand Canyon's Helicopter Alley," 24 May 2018
The group includes former star women’s basketball player Andrea Constand, as well as onetime aspiring actresses, a bartender, a schoolteacher, and a reality TV staple.

— maria panaritis, Philly.com, "In Cosby trial closings, a putrid attack on accusers is bad news for #metoo | Maria Panaritis," 24 Apr. 2018

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