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schoolmistress

school·mis·tress
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skool-mis-tris]
    • /ˈskulˌmɪs trɪs/
    • /ˈskuːlˌmɪs.trəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skool-mis-tris]
    • /ˈskulˌmɪs trɪs/

Definitions of schoolmistress word

  • noun schoolmistress a woman who presides over or teaches in a school. 1
  • noun schoolmistress female school teacher 1
  • countable noun schoolmistress A schoolmistress is a woman who teaches children in a school. 0
  • noun schoolmistress a woman who teaches in or runs a school 0
  • noun schoolmistress a woman schoolteacher 0
See all 5 definitions of schoolmistress

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Origin of schoolmistress

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; school1 + mistress

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Parts of speech for Schoolmistress

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Schoolmistress

schoolmistress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

schoolmistress usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for schoolmistress

noun schoolmistress

  • mistress — a woman who has authority, control, or power, especially the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
Just one Synonym for schoolmistress

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