SCHOOLMISTRESSES Synonyms: 41 Similar Words

schoolmistresses

noun

plural of schoolmistress

as in teachers

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The construction of new schools while the district was cutting staff to balance a multi-million-dollar budget deficit was one point of contention between DUSD and the city's teachers' association, which went on strike in March.

— Kara St. Cyr, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Every dollar spent moving kids across town lines is a dollar not spent on teachers, books, or counselors in their classrooms.

— State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of teachers

Noun

Burnham has said that his Catholic schoolteachers helped shape his political consciousness.

— Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 June 2026
At those gatherings, there will be fans like these two schoolteachers, who have saved their money for decades to watch the world’s best play all over the world.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

Definition of schoolteachers

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Aurora teacher Blanca Ceniceros is among educators in the area spending their own money every school year to support their classrooms.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
When employers, educators and community partners create that path together, small manufacturers can build a talent pipeline none of them could achieve alone.

— Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of educators

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Our instructors and support staff are critical to training future physicians and advancing the health of Connecticut residents.

— Opinion, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Feldman emphasizes hiring instructors who love community and kids, not necessarily master chefs, as the curriculum teaches cooking.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructors

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The Getty Suite speaks for itself with its throne-like chairs, opulent tapestries, carved rose wooden ceiling and connecting door into the Medici Suite (CH) where Getty put up some of his mistresses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
On the other hand, Dunaway and her tart-talking sidekick, Brenda Vaccaro, seem to be having the time of their lives as mistresses of the shades of darkness (their ramshackle abode is a funhouse Ghost Train ride festooned with skeletons, spiders and tattered netting).

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

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