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
Attached was a capsule containing small gifts—tobacco, sugar, tea, and sewing supplies—and a message of friendship which a schoolteacher in Nome had translated into Russian.
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Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The longtime San Diegan worked as an acrobat, in airplane manufacturing, as a schoolteacher and in the real estate industry.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
His dad, a former logger, and his mom, a former schoolteacher, founded West Wind in 2000.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
Aida Crosby of San Jose, a schoolteacher who fled Venezuela in 1988 and later settled in the Bay Area after meeting her husband at Brigham Young University, has protested the Chávez and Maduro governments for years.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The longtime San Diegan worked as an acrobat, in airplane manufacturing, as a schoolteacher and in the real estate industry.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
His dad, a former logger, and his mom, a former schoolteacher, founded West Wind in 2000.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
Aida Crosby of San Jose, a schoolteacher who fled Venezuela in 1988 and later settled in the Bay Area after meeting her husband at Brigham Young University, has protested the Chávez and Maduro governments for years.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
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To date, Erdoğan has suspended or dismissed around 130,000 judges, teachers, police, and civil servants.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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The charter lobby spans local education reformers and powerful city leaders to free-market conservatives, while traditional public schools have the support of teachers' unions, parent groups and even the Central Indiana Democratic Socialists of America.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Song Zhongping, a military analyst and former PLA instructor, pointed out that at least six GJ-21 aircraft – the naval variant of the Chinese stealth attack drone GJ-11 – were visible on the deck in the concept image, reported SCMP.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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According to his LinkedIn page, Cioni is a teacher at Basis Oro Valley School and works as an instructor for sixth-grade science and AP biology.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Butler’s new online master’s program in Deaf education will train future educators how to teach speaking and listening to deaf children, particularly kids who have cochlear implants or use other hearing technology.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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As an educator, Figueroa said her priority is creating a classroom environment where students feel not only safe, but engaged.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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