schoolteacher
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of schoolteacher
Example Sentences
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He came from a modest background: His father was a schoolteacher and an imam at a local mosque.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lloyd-Lavery's cousin, David Lavery, provided a character reference to a court after the former schoolteacher was convicted earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
There was Molly Hollis, a middle-aged, Midwestern former schoolteacher whose creation required body padding and a wig; a flamboyant redhead; a nearly invisible elderly woman; and, most uncannily, Reichl’s own mother.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“When Calls the Heart” is set in the early 20th century and follows Krakow’s schoolteacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she makes a life for herself in Hope Valley, a small town in western Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Bill Witherspoon. He's a schoolteacher, used to be a boxer."
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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