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
There’s also a romantic interest in the form of Ruth (Jessica Henwick), a schoolteacher.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
His father had worked as a scribe, a schoolteacher, a clerk at a trading firm, a manager at a ferry service, in a swathe across northern-central-eastern India, living out of homes that were never self-owned.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
My schoolteachers introduced me to a mix of African and Kenyan classics by such authors as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
His father had worked as a scribe, a schoolteacher, a clerk at a trading firm, a manager at a ferry service, in a swathe across northern-central-eastern India, living out of homes that were never self-owned.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
My schoolteachers introduced me to a mix of African and Kenyan classics by such authors as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
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Progress with some labor groups The school board on Tuesday approved four labor contracts with some of the district’s smaller unions — as negotiations continue with the teachers union and service workers that together represent more than 60,000 employees.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Critics include the Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, a non-profit formerly known as the Uvalde Foundation for Kids, which was formed in 2022 following the mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers a Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The student pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft at the time, according to the police department, with an instructor observing from the ground.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Iles has been a regular member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra since 2014 and taught as a faculty trombone and jazz instructor at several universities, according to his bio.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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School for Defectors, with its endearing cast of students and empathic educators, is also resonating with audiences, to judge from the response at True/False.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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Put in the simplest terms, PBIS calls for educators to make sure students who meet expectations get things that other students don’t get.—
Scott Ervin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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