headmistresses

noun

plural of headmistress
as in teachers

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  1. teachers
  2. educators
  3. schoolteachers
  4. instructors
  5. mistresses
  6. coaches
Noun
  • Most preschool teachers do not have a college degree and most earn little more than minimum wage.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • People who earn at least 50,000 pounds ($67,000) a year will only have to wait five years, as will public-sector workers including doctors, nurses and teachers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • The Board's decision reflects concerns shared by educators, families, community leaders, and the City of Seattle about the measure's impact on student privacy, safety, dignity, and equitable access to educational opportunities.
    — Matt Calkins, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • For now, district leaders, parents and educators are waiting to see how one of the governor-elect's biggest campaign promises could reshape public education across Texas.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • In Spain, elementary and secondary schoolteachers began an indefinite strike in Madrid last week to demand better pay and working conditions.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Schock grew up in Santa Clarita, California, the daughter of two schoolteachers.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolteachers
Noun
  • Brazil also continued to collect advance payments despite lacking enough qualified instructors, Jackson said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
  • On another day at headquarters, four instructors sit in a claustrophobic control room.
    — Elaine Appleton-Grant, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of instructors
Noun
  • 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
  • Most of Jack’s mistresses did not express much concern about Jackie.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistresses
Noun
  • He is expected to work alongside fellow coaches Vance Wilson and Damon Hollins to generate efficient strategies and improve the offense.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In the decade since, UH has been mostly irrelevant, going through two different coaches and one bad extension before hiring Fritz, who has been a master program builder at every stop and every level.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of coaches
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