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Synonyms of headmistress
as in mistress, schoolmistress
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for headmistress
- instructress,
- mistress
- [chiefly British],
- schoolmarm
- (or schoolma'am),
- schoolmistress
- educationist
- [chiefly British],
- educator,
- instructor,
- pedagogue
- (also pedagog),
- preceptor,
- schoolteacher,
- teacher
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of headmistress was in 1730
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