schoolteacher

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

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of schoolteacher

: one who teaches school

See schoolteacher defined for English-language learners

See schoolteacher defined for kids

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

Discovered in the Neander Valley, the fossils were meticulously surveyed and recorded by German schoolteacher Johann Fuhlrott, who made the discovery, and anatomist Hermann Schaaffhausen, who described it in a scientific paper in 1857.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How Do Scientists Identify New Species? For Neanderthals, It Was All About Timing and Luck," 9 May 2018
The 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and subsequent film adaptation tell the story of Anna, a white schoolteacher who is brought to Siam to tutor the king’s children and, in the process, helps to modernize the country known today as Thailand.

— lisa fung, latimes.com, "For David Henry Hwang, conflicted feelings about 'The King and I' inspire the ambitious 'Soft Power'," 3 May 2018
Police officers, a potential employer and a schoolteacher all look directly at the user in a way that can be involving and disorienting - and show how VR will press ahead in ways very different from more passive film and television.

— michael norman, cleveland.com, "With the release of Oculus Go, several virtual reality films show the way forward," 2 May 2018
Son of an Arkansas state trooper and a schoolteacher.

— scott fowler, charlotteobserver, "New Panthers receiver proclaims: 'I could teach Norv Turner’s offense to a baby' | Charlotte Observer," 1 May 2018
IndyStar reported last week that Messer did not disclose his drink driving history to many local Republican party officials who chose him in 2003 to replace state Rep. Roland Stine, a Shelbyville schoolteacher who was killed by a drunk driver.

— tony cook, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana Senate race: Rokita had his own college indiscretion in same year as Messer's DUI," 25 Apr. 2018
Their mother, a schoolteacher back home, now worked in a factory.

— moira hodgson, WSJ, "‘My American Dream’ Review: The Bastianich Family Recipe," 20 Apr. 2018
In 2015, Breaion King, a 26-year-old black schoolteacher, was pulled over for a minor moving violation in Austin, Texas.

— michael o’sullivan, kansascity, "Oscar’s documentary shorts: Timely issues and intimate portraits," 15 Feb. 2018
Ruben Studdard brings up his mother, Emily, a schoolteacher, in just about every interview.

— steve knopper, chicagotribune.com, "Catching up with Ruben Studdard, the 'Velvet Teddy Bear'," 17 Apr. 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'schoolteacher.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.