kindergartner
or kin·der·gar·ten·er
[kin-der-gahrt-ner, -gahrd-]
- a child who attends a kindergarten.
- a kindergarten teacher.
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Origin of kindergartner
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Examples from the Web for kindergartener
Contemporary Examples
No American, no kindergartener should have to go to a school armed with a gun and body armor to feel safe.
At this point, every kindergartener in the country knows who Bunny Mellon is but, sadly, Johns does not.
CNN Flubs John Edwards Trial, Missing Verdict, Misreporting OutcomeMaria Elena Fernandez
May 31, 2012
Historical Examples
But clay work is a branch now so universal that it seems unnecessary to dwell upon its advantages to the kindergartener.
Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & TeachersGeorge J. Cox
A kindergartener who sent out Christmas gifts to twenty poor Scandinavian families received thanks from only one.
The Old World in the NewEdward Alsworth Ross
The Cincinnati kindergartener is more than a teacher—she serves many masters.
The New EducationScott Nearing
Word Origin and History for kindergartener
n.
"kindergarten teacher," 1872, from kindergarten + -er (1). The German form kindergartner is recorded in American English from 1863. As "kindergarten pupil," attested from 1935.
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