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a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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Recent Examples of schoolteachers
The Kremlin also released footage Monday of Putin driving to personally pick up one of his old schoolteachers, Vera Gurevich, from a hotel lobby with a bouquet of flowers and an enthusiastic embrace before taking her for dinner at the Kremlin.
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Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
For schoolteachers, this is worse than whiplash, because there’s a crucial difference between the American-history-is-all-bad or -all-good preferences of the left or the right.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Law was raised in the London borough of Lewisham by parents who were schoolteachers who were involved in amateur theater.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Many come from outside government entirely – including business owners, military veterans and schoolteachers.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
For schoolteachers, this is worse than whiplash, because there’s a crucial difference between the American-history-is-all-bad or -all-good preferences of the left or the right.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Law was raised in the London borough of Lewisham by parents who were schoolteachers who were involved in amateur theater.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Many come from outside government entirely – including business owners, military veterans and schoolteachers.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolteachers
Noun
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School is where some learn to expect rejection by peers, teachers, and bureaucracies–and others don’t.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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George Saunders reflects on the deep bonds between writers and their teachers.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Budget constraints are set to hit Massachusetts schools and educators hard in the coming year, with teachers warning well over 1,000 positions are currently sitting on the chopping block at schools across the state.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Giannina and Frank Santangelo were career educators before retirement, including Giannina serving as principal at Valley High School in the Elk Grove Unified School District and Frank teaching physical education and coaching football at Valley.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Abercrombie studied under more than 10 instructors while expanding into other styles, including modern, flamenco and character dance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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The platform acts as a gradebook, a hub for digital lectures and course materials, a discussion board for classroom projects, and a messaging platform between students and instructors.—
Kelvin Chan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Schoolteachers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolteachers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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