schoolteacher

noun

school·​teach·​er ˈskül-ˌtē-chər 

: one who teaches school

Synonyms

• teacher
• educator
• instructor

Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In September 2022, schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped during an early morning run, and her body was later found near a vacant duplex. —Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025

Also among the speakers was Bree Watson Johnson, a schoolteacher who had driven four hours from Georgia to be at the dedication with her husband and one of their sons. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025

Similarly, city employees—from firefighters to schoolteachers—could lose eligibility if their municipality adopts immigration policies at odds with federal priorities. —Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

Aidala, 58, grew up in Bay Ridge in a Sicilian American family to a schoolteacher mother and a lawyer father. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schoolteacher

• bleacher
• creature
• feature
• preacher
• reacher
• teacher

Kids Definition

schoolteacher

noun

school·​teach·​er -ˌtē-chər 

: a person who teaches school