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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.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
Set in a deteriorating boys school, the ghostly French thriller centers on the wife of a domineering schoolmaster (Paul Meurisse) whose continual abuse eventually inspires his wife (Clouzot) and mistress (Signoret) to join forces and plot his murder.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 25 Oct. 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
But as an older man, a schoolmaster, Kennedy Manyika was wary of his children taking too much interest in music.
—Andrew Holter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
Set in a deteriorating boys school, the ghostly French thriller centers on the wife of a domineering schoolmaster (Paul Meurisse) whose continual abuse eventually inspires his wife (Clouzot) and mistress (Signoret) to join forces and plot his murder.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 25 Oct. 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
But as an older man, a schoolmaster, Kennedy Manyika was wary of his children taking too much interest in music.
—Andrew Holter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmaster
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The union is seeking an immediate 16% raise for new teachers, an across-the-board 3% raise in the contract’s second year and significant automatic pay hikes tied to years of experience and continued education.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Dance teacher John Downing will teach Line Dance basics at this fun event.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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For me, folklore started right back at school, when our junior headmaster used to sit and tell us tall colorful tales, oral Cumbrian legends and ghost stories, which could be augmented and added to in the telling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hal’s mother, Avril, is having an affair with Charles Tavis, who is either her half or adoptive brother, and has summarily replaced Hal’s father as headmaster of the academy.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sophie D’Amours, rector at Université Laval, adds that the university prioritizes the wellbeing and growth of its employees in part because the hope is for employees to stay long-term and build their careers at ULaval.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ryan said Sheridan kept other board members in the dark, including the rector at the time of his departure.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
24 Nov. 2025
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There’s also a romantic interest in the form of Ruth (Jessica Henwick), a schoolteacher.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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His father had worked as a scribe, a schoolteacher, a clerk at a trading firm, a manager at a ferry service, in a swathe across northern-central-eastern India, living out of homes that were never self-owned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Carroll balances it all as a full-time pedagogue.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even for instructors that care about teaching, keeping student’s attention is increasingly challenging from pedagogues at elementary schools to graduate school professors at elite universities as students show up distracted and on their phones.—
Sergei Revzin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Inspectors found shortcomings such as employing unqualified instructors, failing to test students’ skills or teach them how to handle hazardous materials and using the wrong equipment to teach drivers.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here, three experts—Emily English (@EmTheNutritionist), ALO Wellness Club pilates instructor Bianca Wise, and Rachel Butcher, head of nutrition at Third Space—break down the obsession with macros, and explain whether there is a healthy way to track them.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 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
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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
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Numerous educators say that the all-important cost-sharing grants are not enough at a time of rising costs.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Union leaders said Oakland educators are among the lowest-paid in the region and argued that higher wages are necessary to retain teachers.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Schoolmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmaster. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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