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schoolmistress

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Recent Examples of schoolmistress 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, 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 The inspiration for Jean Brodie was a charismatic schoolmistress called Christina Kay. — Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 28 July 2020 The home above was empty, except for the small cry of a little girl (who had just received a good-night kiss but didn’t want to go to sleep), and the shadow of a hoop skirt, like a black devil in a perverse schoolmistress’s ankle boots. — Silvina Ocampo, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019 Usually, one schoolmistress declares her love to another and is rebuffed. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018

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Noun

There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Edith Hamilton was an American educator, the headmistress of a school, who on her retirement began writing about Greece and Rome.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of headmistress

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At first, they were taught at home, and Lessing would admit that her mother was a gifted teacher.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Samantha Ness, a history teacher in Phoenix, said parents should focus on making sure children have basic supplies rather than getting caught up in trendy, decorative or expensive items.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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In the series, Sennott plays Maia, an aspiring talent manager who must juggle various relationships, including with her college bud turned rising star Tallulah (A’zion) and her schoolteacher boyfriend Dylan (Hutcherson).

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Police set up a strike force to investigate Jones after The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported in 2023 that Jones used his position of power, first as a schoolteacher and later as a popular broadcaster, to prey on a number of young men.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of schoolteacher

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No ruler-wielding schoolmarm can impart the urgency of learning the way hunger can.

— John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board took note of the hard-right’s distress, let down its tightly wound schoolmarm bun and snickered right out loud.

— Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025

Definition of schoolmarm

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Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Continue reading … POWER TRIP — Ex-Newsom mistress exposes wild affair step by step, reveals advice to stay quiet.

— , FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of mistress

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Every four years the American Society of Civil Engineers marks the nation's roads, bridges, dams and water systems the way a schoolmaster works through a stack of exam papers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The struggle inspired a young Newcastle schoolmaster named Thomas Spence to develop the world’s first basic income proposal.

— Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of schoolmaster

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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

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

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