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
McGann, who has held several schoolteacher positions in the Southeast over several years, is also being looked at for possible involvement in the murders of people in Vermont and Wisconsin.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Arkansas State Police said McGann, a former schoolteacher, fatally stabbed Clinton and Cristen Brink on July 26 while the couple, along with their 7- and 9-year-old daughters, were hiking on a trail at Devil's Den State Park in a remote, rural area in the northwest area of the state.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Among the show’s other vocal standouts are Melissa Musial and Megan Carmitchel as the couple’s eldest daughters, Hodel and Tzeitel, respectively, and Tanner Vydos as the progressive schoolteacher Perchik.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The operator of Metro will pay $10 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Beverly Kinney, the retired schoolteacher killed by a Metro bus in early 2024.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Arkansas State Police said McGann, a former schoolteacher, fatally stabbed Clinton and Cristen Brink on July 26 while the couple, along with their 7- and 9-year-old daughters, were hiking on a trail at Devil's Den State Park in a remote, rural area in the northwest area of the state.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Among the show’s other vocal standouts are Melissa Musial and Megan Carmitchel as the couple’s eldest daughters, Hodel and Tzeitel, respectively, and Tanner Vydos as the progressive schoolteacher Perchik.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The operator of Metro will pay $10 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Beverly Kinney, the retired schoolteacher killed by a Metro bus in early 2024.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
Noun
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Ronan’s character, Maria, is a beleaguered primary school teacher whose life is tough enough without the relentless onslaught of bad behavior by young Danny (Eddie Waller, in his debut role).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Deep into an auditorium of hundreds, perhaps more, a then-60 year old high school social studies teacher, sitting alone, could feel eyes throughout the room suddenly glaring in his direction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What’s Helsinki’s strategy for attracting high quality educators?—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Murphy’s family background — his parents were teachers, his grandfather a headmaster, most of his aunts and uncles educators — gave him a natural connection to the role.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Families will paint Autumn Gnomes together, with instructors guiding the process step-by-step so even beginners can walk away proud of their canvas.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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His latest is the story of a teenager who steals his driving instructor’s car in order to visit his girlfriend in college.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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