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schoolteacher

school·teach·er
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skool-tee-cher]
    • /ˈskulˌti tʃər/
    • /ˈskuːlˌtiː.tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skool-tee-cher]
    • /ˈskulˌti tʃər/

Definitions of schoolteacher word

  • noun schoolteacher a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level. 1
  • noun schoolteacher educator at a school 1
  • countable noun schoolteacher A schoolteacher is a teacher in a school. 0
  • noun schoolteacher a person who teaches in a school 0
  • noun schoolteacher a person whose work is teaching in a school 0
See all 5 definitions of schoolteacher

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Origin of schoolteacher

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; school1 + teacher

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Parts of speech for Schoolteacher

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

schoolteacher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.

schoolteacher usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for schoolteacher

noun schoolteacher

  • abecedary — abecedarian.
  • educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
  • educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
  • governess — a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
  • mistress — a woman who has authority, control, or power, especially the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
All 5 Synonyms of schoolteacher

Related words

  • merit pay

    an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.

  • pedagogue

    a teacher; schoolteacher.

  • schoolie

    a fish that swims within a school.

  • schoolmarm

    a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
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