schoolmarms

noun

variants or schoolma'ams
plural of schoolmarm
as in teachers
US, old-fashioned a woman who teaches in a school in a small town or in the country In the movie, she plays a doting schoolmarm in colonial New England.

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  1. teachers
  2. mistresses
  3. instructors
Noun
  • The publisher will also distribute the audiobook to 100,000 teachers affiliated with Book Clubs in collaboration with Audible and Pottermore.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Families can start receiving specific asks for classroom supplies after school begins, often from teachers.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of teachers
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
  • On the other hand, Dunaway and her tart-talking sidekick, Brenda Vaccaro, seem to be having the time of their lives as mistresses of the shades of darkness (their ramshackle abode is a funhouse Ghost Train ride festooned with skeletons, spiders and tattered netting).
    — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of mistresses
Noun
  • The school is now putting AI versions of its faculty to work in a $699 online startup bootcamp, where aspiring founders can rehearse investor pitches, sales calls, and board meetings—all with AI clones of Harvard instructors.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That energy and passion set Gardner apart from other applicants to join her team of nine special education instructors, Latresa Moore, Burnham’s special education case manager said.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructors
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