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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

Schiltz added that any aggrieved teacher can file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Police said on Sunday the gunman had previously had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year, and had watched violent content online, using social media to learn how to use a firearm.

— Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

There, the producers were running the show and Andy was kind of like the kindly headmaster, but none of that was there now.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Though the frigid headmaster answers their questions about his wife and his own timeline without flair, his demeanor immediately puts Annie on edge.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of headmaster

Noun

Pernkopf was a Nazi functionary who became dean of the medical faculty in 1938 and rector of the university in 1943.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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

Definition of rector

Noun

Charlotte Stewart’s bold gambit was rewarded with a four-season run as the kindly schoolteacher Eva Beadle-Simms.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Several schoolteachers described bringing the nest cam into their classrooms as a learning tool.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of schoolteacher

Noun

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

Noun

By 2021 only 32% had that status, and the rest were adjunct instructors or contract faculty.

— Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
At the time that the law firm's report was released, Clower's name was listed as an instructor on the website of a dance school for children and teenagers in Texas.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructor

Noun

Among the middle and upper classes, music was generally seen as a female accomplishment, and teaching its rudiments to children was typically left to mothers, governesses, or schoolmistresses.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2025
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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