schoolteacher

noun

school·teach·er | \ ˈskül-ˌtē-chər

Definition of schoolteacher

: one who teaches school

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Synonyms for schoolteacher

Synonyms

educationist [chiefly British], educator, instructor, pedagogue (also pedagog), preceptor, teacher

Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence

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

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Stockhausen’s childhood was nightmarish: his father, a schoolteacher who embraced Nazi ideology, was killed on the Eastern Front, and his mother, who suffered from depression, was murdered in the Nazi euthanasia program. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "Karlheinz Stockhausen Composes the Cosmos," 17 June 2019 He was headed to a career as a baker as well, worked as an elementary schoolteacher, and there was even a brief, successful stint selling insurance. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "'Pavarotti': 5 life lessons the passionate tenor taught us in the new Ron Howard documentary," 6 June 2019 Anderson, a schoolteacher, frequently carried a balance, sometimes a very large one after consolidating debt from other plastic. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "Citi insists cardholder agreed to pay needless fees but can’t prove it," 4 June 2019 Zelenskiy, 41, is famous for his TV portrayal of a schoolteacher who becomes president after a video of him denouncing corruption goes viral. — Yuras Karmanau, The Seattle Times, "Comedian leads presidential polling in Ukraine," 30 Mar. 2019 His mother was a schoolteacher and his father a salesman. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "‘Soot King’ Samuel Bodman Rejuvenated Chemical Firm and Served in Bush Cabinet," 28 Sep. 2018 Ince, a former schoolteacher, has worked assiduously to dispel this image and champion a more inclusive future. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "The quest to defeat Erdogan," 19 June 2018 Earlier this year, voters rejected an initiative brought by a retired schoolteacher that would have upended the banking system by changing how money is created. — Brian Blackstone, WSJ, "Should Cows Have Horns? Switzerland Will Decide," 23 Nov. 2018 The son of a rural schoolteacher, Mr. Petro joined a guerrilla group at a young age, later putting down his arms after a deal with the government in the 1990s and entering left-wing politics. — New York Times, "In Colombia, Far-Right and Hard-Left Candidates Will Vie for Presidency," 27 May 2018

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