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schoolmaster

noun

Definition of schoolmaster

as in teacher

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Recent Examples of schoolmaster See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime. — Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025 On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece. — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024 In the tiny community of Baile Beag, lessons bend to the hedge teacher’s whim—and, in this case, the white-bearded schoolmaster Hugh (Seán McGinley) loves the classics. — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023 In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for schoolmaster

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Noun

Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
For fans, watching players who are college students, doctors, teachers and company workers is part of the appeal – and a contrast with the Chinese Super League.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of teacher

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She was cast as Athena, the class ‘troublemaker’ was Odysseus, and the school’s headmaster bumbled around, one-eyed, as the Cyclops.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Season 2 will once again explore the complicated friendship between pickpocketing genius Gabriel (Lucas Leach) and Penelope (Carmel Laniado), who is the daughter of Crookhaven School headmaster Caspian Lockett (Dougray Scott).

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Definition of headmaster

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There was only one doctor left in the country who could do it, neurosurgeon Volodymyr Smolanka, acting rector of Uzhhorod National University.

— Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026

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The retired schoolteacher had ridden at the more than 27,000-acre off-road area numerous times before and was eager to try out her new bike, a gray-and-white Kawasaki KLX 300R dirt bike, according to the outlets.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Goforth retired from her job as a schoolteacher, most recently at Albert Baxter Elementary School in Bellflower, within the past two years, her daughter said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of schoolteacher

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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

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In recent years, nursing has become more technologically advanced, another draw for men, says Steven Parsons, a cardiovascular operating room nurse and adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 July 2026
Beyond her work in pageants, Malcolm was an actress, television presenter, and dance instructor.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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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 union represents over 250,000 classified public school employees, like bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, para-educators, clerical staff and campus security guards.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Joining Lindblad's crew is an expedition staff of largely Ecuadorian naturalists, scientists, and educators; guides who lead excursions are employed by the Parque Nacional Galápagos.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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