instructress

noun

Definition of instructressnext
as in teacher

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  1. teacher
  2. schoolmistress
  3. instructor
  4. mistress
  5. headmistress
  6. pedagogue
  7. schoolmaster
  8. schoolteacher
Noun
  • This constant immersion means that when students enter their live sessions with a human teacher, they are often already primed with the confidence to speak.
    — Matthew Kayser July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Arredondo is charged with 10 counts of endangering students for allegedly failing to quickly respond to the May 24, 2022, shooting, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this curious, eccentric role as a 1930s schoolmistress who takes four young girls under her wing — for better and for worse.
    — Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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 Piper Tomahawk had been taken on a test flight by a flying instructor in his 20s after a part was replaced on the plane, the airline said.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Best Manduka yoga mats This yoga mat is highly recommended by yoga instructors.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of instructor
Noun
  • The Getty Suite speaks for itself with its throne-like chairs, opulent tapestries, carved rose wooden ceiling and connecting door into the Medici Suite (CH) where Getty put up some of his mistresses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
  • Bernadette’s mother Laura Gudenkauf tells PEOPLE a slightly different story, revealing that the mistress was intending to join David and Bernadette on their anniversary trip.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of mistress
Noun
  • The Robichaux Academy was a pivotal location in the series and an all-girls boarding school for witchcraft, with Paulson’s character serving as the headmistress.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Apr. 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
Definition of headmistress
Noun
  • The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of pedagogue
Noun
  • The struggle inspired a young Newcastle schoolmaster named Thomas Spence to develop the world’s first basic income proposal.
    — Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
  • His father, Robert, was a Cambridge graduate and a schoolmaster who died in 1879, leaving a modest estate, of which Henry, the eldest of eight children, was an executor.
    — Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of schoolmaster
Noun
  • From creator, writer, executive producer, and star Diarra Kilpatrick, Season 1 follows Diarra, a divorcing schoolteacher who refuses to believe she’s been ghosted by her rebound Tinder date.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • Love and empathy Dog School started in 2009, when former schoolteacher Adrienne Olivier was volunteering at a local animal shelter and conducting outreach activities in schools and other community spaces.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
Definition of schoolteacher
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