headmistress

noun

Definition of headmistressnext
as in teacher

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Recent Examples of headmistress There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 Edith Hamilton was an American educator, the headmistress of a school, who on her retirement began writing about Greece and Rome. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 Camila jokingly called the device Tronchatoro, or Trunchbull, after the sadistic school headmistress in Roald Dahl's Matilda. — Brian Bennett, Time, 13 Jan. 2026 In Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Green plays Miss Peregrine, the headmistress of a hidden school that protects children with unusual abilities. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headmistress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistress
  1. teacher
  2. schoolmistress
  3. headmaster
  4. schoolmarm
  5. mistress
  6. schoolteacher
  7. instructor
  8. educator
Noun
  • Another area district leadership pointed to in this year’s results was a significant increase compared to the year prior in the number of teachers with fewer than 10 absences.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • His father worked at a wholesaler for industrial bakeries; his mother was a kindergarten teacher.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • Among the middle and upper classes, music was generally seen as a female accomplishment, and teaching its rudiments to children was typically left to mothers, governesses, or schoolmistresses.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
    — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of schoolmistress
Noun
  • The Gheorghius’ next-door neighbor, Mats (Markus Scarth Tønseth), is also the high-school headmaster.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • William and Kate Middleton were seen walking across the schoolyard with their son before greeting the headmaster and provost.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of headmaster
Noun
  • No ruler-wielding schoolmarm can impart the urgency of learning the way hunger can.
    — John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board took note of the hard-right’s distress, let down its tightly wound schoolmarm bun and snickered right out loud.
    — Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Definition of schoolmarm
Noun
  • This mistress was not as frightening or as weird as the adults had claimed.
    — Yasushi Inoue, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In contrast, the four mistresses are often shot in close-up, and much of the film is dominated by Gong’s visage.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of mistress
Noun
  • Leal’s mother, like her grandmother, was an elementary schoolteacher and retired three years ago.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • For example, Angie Nixon, a state representative in Florida, championed affordability alongside a moratorium on evictions and a universal jobs program, while James Talarico, a former schoolteacher in Texas, focused on public education.
    — Christine Slaughter, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of schoolteacher
Noun
  • Goat Yoga on the Farm Join a one-hour beginner-friendly yoga class led by a certified instructor and accompanied by plenty of gentle Nigerian dwarf goats.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Mark Renn, an instructor with Colorado Horsepower CBS He said the benefits became apparent in his own life after joining the program.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of instructor
Noun
  • Attendance is up, teacher pay is at its highest level in district history, and more of our strongest educators are staying in the classroom.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Buelna and another candidate accused Winston of misleading the public by describing himself as an architect and an educator during the campaign when his full-time job is deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of educator

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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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