variants
or schoolma'ams
as in teachers
US, old-fashioned
a woman who teaches in a school in a small town or in the country
In the movie, she plays a doting schoolmarm in colonial New England.
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Noun
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More than 30,000 school children and teachers visit the center each year, CEO Peter Lane told those gathered for the evening.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Keystone-Florida Properties, an affiliate of a pension fund for Pennsylvania teachers, bought the property in 1993 for $126 million.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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An ‘encore career’ A lack of skilled instructors means schools can’t train the next generation of electricians, HVAC technicians, welders and other professionals.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Fitness classes here, which encompass a range of styles and activity levels, are taught by both certified instructors and volunteer residents.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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