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Synonyms of schoolteacher
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
Synonyms for schoolteacher
- educationist
- [chiefly British],
- educator,
- instructor,
- pedagogue
- (also pedagog),
- preceptor,
- teacher
Words Related to schoolteacher
- headmistress,
- instructress,
- mistress
- [chiefly British],
- schoolmarm
- (or schoolma'am),
- schoolmistress
- intern
- (also interne),
- practice teacher,
- reader,
- student teacher
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The first known use of schoolteacher was in 1751
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