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
Per People, the report reaffirms that Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia schoolteacher, died by suicide despite sustaining 20 stab wounds to her back, neck, and head, with a knife found protruding from her chest.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Philadelphia’s top pathologist ruled that a schoolteacher found with a kitchen knife in her chest died by suicide, the latest conclusion in a case in which officials have repeatedly reversed their findings in the 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Though the staffing cuts could lead to a reduction of support and services for schools across the country, schoolteachers largely continue to get paid, as most public schools are funded significantly through local and state means.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Both of her parents were schoolteachers.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Philadelphia’s top pathologist ruled that a schoolteacher found with a kitchen knife in her chest died by suicide, the latest conclusion in a case in which officials have repeatedly reversed their findings in the 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Though the staffing cuts could lead to a reduction of support and services for schools across the country, schoolteachers largely continue to get paid, as most public schools are funded significantly through local and state means.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Both of her parents were schoolteachers.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteacher
Noun
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Swinnen’s wife, a teacher, worked with Lammens and other academy players at Brugge on their academic studies.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Radio and television were alleged to have similar effects on the patience of their listeners and viewers, respectively, and this led teachers to say that their students could no longer sit through lectures.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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The long-time artist and educator grew up in Chula Vista, earned a fine arts graduate degree from San Diego State University, and taught at San Diego City College and Grossmont College for almost 20 years.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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There are also lectures, called Prelude Talks given Oliver Prezant, a conductor and arts educator who has worked for the Santa Fe Opera for more than 20 years.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Choose annual or monthly plan World-class instructors.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteacher. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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