schoolteacher
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of schoolteacher
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"It's calm and peaceful here, I can always keep an eye on the children," said Yulia Sadvakasova, a 33-year-old schoolteacher and mother of two.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 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
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
For a decade after graduating from college he probed his soul for signs of a divine calling while earning his keep as a country schoolteacher and then apprentice lawyer.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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