schoolteacher

noun

school·​teach·​er ˈskül-ˌtē-chər How to pronounce schoolteacher (audio)
: one who teaches school

Examples of schoolteacher in a Sentence

schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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Flack, who died on Monday at 88, began her career as a schoolteacher with a solid grounding in both classical music and Black church singing. Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 The wiry and intense physicality that Benesch brought to her role as a newbie schoolteacher in The Teachers’ Lounge — a kind of frankness and presence that’s evident too in her mostly deskbound role in September 5 — finds new depths in her Late Shift performance. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 The call came after a prisoner exchange in which Russia released American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania native, after more than three years in detention. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 The call came on the heels of a prisoner swap in which Russia released American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, of Pennsylvania, after more than three years of detention on drug charges. Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolteacher

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolteacher was in 1751

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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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schoolteacher

noun
school·​teach·​er -ˌtē-chər How to pronounce schoolteacher (audio)
: a person who teaches school

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