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schoolmistress

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school·mis·tress  (sklmstrs)
n.
1. A woman who is a teacher.
2. A headmistress of a school.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schoolmistressschoolmistress - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am, schoolmarm, mistress
school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
Translations

schoolmistress [ˈskuːlmɪstrɪs] n (primary) → maestra;
(secondary) → profesora
schoolmistress [ˈskuːlmɪstrɪs] n (primary) → institutrice f;
(secondary) → professeur m
schoolmistress [ˈskuːlmɪstrɪs] school n → Lehrerin f
schoolmistress [ˈskuːlmɪstrɪs] n (primary) → maestra;
(secondary) → insegnante f
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The pedlar meditated with much fervor on the charms of the young schoolmistress, and swore that Daniel Webster never spoke nor looked so like an angel as Miss Higginbotham, while defending him from the wrathful populace at Parker's Falls.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Miss Ladd knew her business as a schoolmistress too well to allow night-lights; and Miss Ladd's young ladies were supposed to be fast asleep, in accordance with the rules of the house.
I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Yes; I used to teach in it myself, and do teach still, but we have a first-rate schoolmistress now.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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