schoolteacher
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of schoolteacher
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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
His accountant father never showed any interest, he said, but his schoolteacher mother, Ella, “read it all,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Thirty-two-year-old schoolteacher Princess Juliet Jombo says properties built by her late father, a traditional ruler, were reduced to rubble.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
"I knew my husband is strong and can endure. I didn't react at all -- I just kept praying and repeating in my heart that nothing bad would happen to him," the 32-year-old schoolteacher said.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
He left Joe sitting outside on the steps and went in to talk to the male schoolteacher.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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