variants
or schoolma'ams
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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Noun
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Floyd said the group also provides support to art teachers and school art programs through field trips and by funding art supplies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025 -
At school, teachers hid their identities and students made sly side comments.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In an examination of stigma, resilience, and the search for self-worth, Paul channels his mental health struggles into domestic service for mistresses and online rituals of cleaning.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Barking drill instructors met them at the gate.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Certified instructors continue teaching his wet-on-wet oil painting technique to the masses, and the Smithsonian acquired several of his works for its permanent collection in 2019.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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