schoolmistress

school·mis·tress

S0142200 (sko͞ol′mĭs′trĭs)n. A woman who is a teacher.

schoolmistress

(ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪs) n (Education) a woman who teaches in or runs a school ˈschoolˌmistressy adj

school•mis•tress

(ˈskulˌmɪs trɪs)

n. a woman who presides over or teaches in a school. [1490–1500] usage: See -ess.

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schoolmistress - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)schoolma'am, schoolmarm, mistressschool teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level

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