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schoolteacher

American  
[skool-tee-cher] / ˈskulˌti tʃər /

noun

  1. a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.


schoolteacher British  
/ ˈskuːlˌtiːtʃə /

noun

  1. a person who teaches in a school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of schoolteacher

First recorded in 1840–50; school 1 + teacher

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According to media accounts, he worked a series of uninspiring jobs — including stints as a taxi driver, a schoolteacher and an employee of insurance and computer firms — before veering into advertising.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Quinta Brunson’s scraping schoolteacher Janine Teagues in “Abbott Elementary” hopes to grow into the roles modeled by classroom veterans before rent and bills push her out of the profession.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

His mother was a schoolteacher and editor; his father was a police officer who eventually became a sociology professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Helal's wife, schoolteacher Mahreen Chowdhury, had died in hospital from extensive burns she had suffered while rescuing students.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

She was the daughter of a schoolteacher in Beleghata.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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