governesses

noun

plural of governess
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as in mammies

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as in readers

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  1. mammies
  2. readers
  3. nannies
  4. doctors
  5. professors
  6. pedants
  7. preachers
  8. academics
Noun
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    — Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of mammies
Noun
  • This dynamic drew criticism from readers — and, later, a response from Berry.
    — August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Here’s a quick guide to the stories local readers should catch up on.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Three years later, Lewis began writing her book, with accounts pieced together from nannies and staff from her childhood.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of nannies
Noun
  • At the time, doctors were treating a child in Williams' care for life-threatening injuries.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • As the outbreak continues to grow, doctors and health officials are concerned about a rising number of cases among pregnant women, posing a risk to both mom and baby.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Some especially busy professors might publish a dozen or more studies a year.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Young guys, students, professors, talking about the movie like in the old times.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of professors
Noun
  • Medieval schoolmen worrying over Aristotle could be pedants; so could cultivated female salonnières in seventeenth-century Paris.
    — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • As botanists and pedants will tell you, figs are technically a flower, not a fruit.
    — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Definition of pedants
Noun
  • Followers at the time were led by a constellation of preachers and elders, all men.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But DeFalco is drawn to the sidewalk dwellers, street preachers and parking-lot boozers who also lurk down there and help (or hinder) Ten, usually at a loud volume.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of preachers
Noun
  • The team combines expertise from engineering science, philosophy and experimental psychology, supported by the University of Oxford senior academics combining academic rigor with Polestar’s automotive expertise.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • These boards, comprised of academics and civic leaders, are tasked with upholding academic integrity while ensuring institutional accountability.
    — Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of academics
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