student teacher

noun

Synonyms of student teachernext
: a student who is engaged in practice teaching

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Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026 Along with that, Democratic lawmakers hoped to enact a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban, boost stipends for student teachers and — following multiple high-profile deaths of children whose parents had removed them from school — create a regulatory framework for homeschooling. Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026 Each of the Moonshot classrooms gets a master teacher, a student teacher who is a college senior and an associate teacher who is a staff member working towards a teaching certification. Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026 His youngest daughter, Kate is a student teacher at Prairie View Middle School in Tinley Park. Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student teacher

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of student teacher was in 1847

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“Student teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20teacher. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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