schoolteacher

[ skool-tee-cher ]
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noun
  1. a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.

Origin of schoolteacher

1
First recorded in 1840–50; school1 + teacher

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schoolteacher

/ (ˈskuːlˌtiːtʃə) /


noun
  1. a person who teaches in a school

Derived forms of schoolteacher

  • schoolteaching, noun

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