as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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Recent Examples of schoolteacher
In 1952, the Sherskys closed Three Feathers and Q was left roaming Knoxville, selling to schoolteachers, promoters, and even janitors.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
His wife was a schoolteacher there.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Public schoolteachers are also holding separate talks regarding salary improvements.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Gore, Downey had decided, was an overbearing schoolteacher.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
His wife was a schoolteacher there.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Public schoolteachers are also holding separate talks regarding salary improvements.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Gore, Downey had decided, was an overbearing schoolteacher.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
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By the late 1970s, Earle had built a happy life in New York, co-creating plays with composer Peter Link and studying under the famed acting teacher Uta Hagen.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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With parental rights overruling teachers’ concerns, absenteeism is often ignored.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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The main event, though, is the ski room—where ski butlers furnish guests with state-of-the-art skis before sliding them onto the slicked Jardin Alpin piste with or without an instructor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Unions representing graduate workers, adjuncts and non-tenure-track instructors have organized in recent years at several campuses, including New York University, Columbia and Harvard.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The ruling caps a dramatic downturn in the longtime educator’s two-decade career in urban education, according to the Associated Press (AP).—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Rosa Barradas, a 24-year-old Gilroy educator, spoke with this news organization before the group began to march.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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