Thesaurus results for HEADMISTRESS

headmistress

noun

Definition of headmistress

as in teacher

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Recent Examples of headmistress 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 Broadway veteran Carole Shelley set the standard for the villainous headmistress Madame Morrible. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025 In the film, Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Shiz University, keeps her stark white hair in an intricate updo, careful not to let too much of it down. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headmistress

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Noun

Ask whether teachers are fully licensed in Arkansas and accessible to students on a daily basis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Many identified themselves as teachers, noting that pandemic-era disruptions to in-class learning severely worsened reading deficits.

— Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 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

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
During that time, Prince George will adhere to the historic institution’s dress code, in which the contemporary incarnation was established by Anthony Chenevix-Trench, who served the school as headmaster from 1964 to 1970.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 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

Caleb Flynn, 40, has pleaded not guilty to murder, assault and tampering with evidence charges in the February shooting of Ashley Flynn, 37, a schoolteacher and volleyball coach, at their Tipp City home, north of Dayton.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
And the former schoolteacher shepherded the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, using it to empower the local community through education and mentorship programs.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of schoolteacher

Noun

Good coffee, recovery facilities, saunas, ice baths and luxury beauty products available in the changing area, alongside pro-athlete instructors and more specialized programming, are all among members’ expectations.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The union represents approximately 2,500 instructors, counselors, librarians, college nurses, and program coordinators at all campuses of the district.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of instructor

Noun

Contributor Juliet Kinsman shares stories that inspire impact as a speaker, writer, and educator.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Chicago 7th Ward Alderman Greg Mitchell, the main speaker at the unveiling, commended West’s cultural contributions and her legacy as an educator during her tenure at Chicago State University.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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