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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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The classrooms are full of eager young students, raising their hands to answer teachers' questions, comparing notes and studying together.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024 -
Mussolini would later send teachers from the south to Italianize the region as part of a nationalist push.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Meanwhile, immersive foodie tours, sessions with local yoga instructors and community engagement initiatives create authentic connections to Grenadian culture.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
21 Mar. 2025
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This was the program that had paid for part of my education, paid for part of the (too-small) salaries of my language instructors and graduate TAs, paid for public events that made the work of university available to people from the surrounding city, and now paid for a portion of my salary.—
Lydia Kiesling,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Schoolmarms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmarms. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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