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schoolteacher

noun

ˈskül-ˌtē-chər

Definition of schoolteacher

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 Moore portrayed Parker's pragmatic schoolteacher Miss Shields. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Schock grew up in Santa Clarita, California, the daughter of two schoolteachers. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Like his four siblings and his cousin Jamabo, Princewill was overeducated by their schoolteacher father, the whispers alleged. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 Police set up a strike force to investigate Jones after The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported in 2023 that Jones used his position of power, first as a schoolteacher and later as a popular broadcaster, to prey on a number of young men. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schoolteacher

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But the public school teachers there just received bonuses from the parish government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martínez, a teacher’s assistant, five times and then bragged about it.

— Jesus Chuy Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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Kennison, a former Gourmandise cooking instructor who taught alongside De Lutz, has been making bean-to-bar chocolate as a hobby for 20 years, usually at her own home but never in the summer.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Bryant, their older son, is an engineer for SpaceX, while their daughter, Holly, is an elementary school teacher and yoga instructor.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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Around $12 million is going toward maintaining past raises, accounting for some salary growth for eligible educators, but this doesn’t materialize into teachers seeing a bump in paychecks.

— Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
For parents and educators of children ages 0-9, this year’s guidebook features articles, activities and reading recommendations to help children learn how to care for the environment.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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