Definition of schoolmarm in English:

schoolmarm

noun ˈskuːlmɑːmˈskulˌmɑ(r)m

North American

A schoolmistress (typically used with reference to a woman regarded as prim, strict, and brisk in manner)
I gave an exasperated schoolmarm's laugh
as modifier a schoolmarm hairstyle
Example sentencesExamples
- Many black teachers were themselves once students of the typical Yankee schoolmarms.
- The schoolmarm changes her profession and becomes an outlaw, called Kissin’ Kate Barlow.
- The problem with me is that when I talk about my mission, I sound deadly serious because I'm a former schoolmarm.
- Maybe the cowboy in us prefers the saloon tart to the civilizing schoolmarm.
- But now she was standing behind the bench, looking down at me in a pose that was part schoolmarm and part Southern hanging judge.
- Notable and new, to me at least, was the spectacle of matronly gents dressing up as their mothers, aunties and schoolmarms in dowdy conservative outfits, cheerlessly dispensing disapproval over all.
- A follow-up commercial had a gray-bunned schoolmarm firing off a letter about the grammatical goof, only to be challenged with the jingle, ‘Whaddaya want, good grammar or good taste?’
- This credo of a particular order of comparative literature is like the hush of the schoolmarm enforcing a designed consensus at lesson's end.
- So did my New England Yankee public schoolmarms, but they and their policies have passed out of the culture and even the law.
- It was an ice cream float gone guileful, a schoolmarm with a swagger.
- The schoolmarm buried within me is clamouring to get out.
Synonyms
educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist

Derivatives

schoolmarmish

adjectiveˈskuːlmɑːmɪʃˈskulˌmɑ(r)mɪʃ

North American

The delivery may be faintly schoolmarmish, but the substance is unexpectedly funky.
Example sentencesExamples
- But despite the pertinence and importance of Dawn's critique, her schoolmarmish, finger-wagging tone may put people off.
- The vice president, alas, will no doubt sound just as schoolmarmish when getting in his licks as when he's disgorging numbers.
- She combines the schoolmarmish authority of Barbara Woodhouse with the diva presence of Barbra Streisand.
- To some people, I suspect, she came to embody the negative image of the copy editor: punctilious, schoolmarmish and blue-stockinged.

Definition of schoolmarm in US English:

schoolmarm

nounˈsko͞olˌmä(r)mˈskulˌmɑ(r)m

North American

A schoolmistress (typically used with reference to a woman regarded as prim, strict, and brisk in manner)
I gave an exasperated schoolmarm's laugh
as modifier a schoolmarm hairstyle
Example sentencesExamples
- The schoolmarm buried within me is clamouring to get out.
- So did my New England Yankee public schoolmarms, but they and their policies have passed out of the culture and even the law.
- The schoolmarm changes her profession and becomes an outlaw, called Kissin’ Kate Barlow.
- This credo of a particular order of comparative literature is like the hush of the schoolmarm enforcing a designed consensus at lesson's end.
- A follow-up commercial had a gray-bunned schoolmarm firing off a letter about the grammatical goof, only to be challenged with the jingle, ‘Whaddaya want, good grammar or good taste?’
- It was an ice cream float gone guileful, a schoolmarm with a swagger.
- The problem with me is that when I talk about my mission, I sound deadly serious because I'm a former schoolmarm.
- Many black teachers were themselves once students of the typical Yankee schoolmarms.
- Notable and new, to me at least, was the spectacle of matronly gents dressing up as their mothers, aunties and schoolmarms in dowdy conservative outfits, cheerlessly dispensing disapproval over all.
- But now she was standing behind the bench, looking down at me in a pose that was part schoolmarm and part Southern hanging judge.
- Maybe the cowboy in us prefers the saloon tart to the civilizing schoolmarm.
Synonyms
educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist

单词	schoolmarm
释义	Definition of schoolmarm in English: schoolmarm noun ˈskuːlmɑːmˈskulˌmɑ(r)m North American A schoolmistress (typically used with reference to a woman regarded as prim, strict, and brisk in manner) I gave an exasperated schoolmarm's laugh as modifier a schoolmarm hairstyle Example sentencesExamples Many black teachers were themselves once students of the typical Yankee schoolmarms. The schoolmarm changes her profession and becomes an outlaw, called Kissin’ Kate Barlow. The problem with me is that when I talk about my mission, I sound deadly serious because I'm a former schoolmarm. Maybe the cowboy in us prefers the saloon tart to the civilizing schoolmarm. But now she was standing behind the bench, looking down at me in a pose that was part schoolmarm and part Southern hanging judge. Notable and new, to me at least, was the spectacle of matronly gents dressing up as their mothers, aunties and schoolmarms in dowdy conservative outfits, cheerlessly dispensing disapproval over all. A follow-up commercial had a gray-bunned schoolmarm firing off a letter about the grammatical goof, only to be challenged with the jingle, ‘Whaddaya want, good grammar or good taste?’ This credo of a particular order of comparative literature is like the hush of the schoolmarm enforcing a designed consensus at lesson's end. So did my New England Yankee public schoolmarms, but they and their policies have passed out of the culture and even the law. It was an ice cream float gone guileful, a schoolmarm with a swagger. The schoolmarm buried within me is clamouring to get out. Synonyms educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist Derivatives schoolmarmish adjectiveˈskuːlmɑːmɪʃˈskulˌmɑ(r)mɪʃ North American The delivery may be faintly schoolmarmish, but the substance is unexpectedly funky. Example sentencesExamples But despite the pertinence and importance of Dawn's critique, her schoolmarmish, finger-wagging tone may put people off. The vice president, alas, will no doubt sound just as schoolmarmish when getting in his licks as when he's disgorging numbers. She combines the schoolmarmish authority of Barbara Woodhouse with the diva presence of Barbra Streisand. To some people, I suspect, she came to embody the negative image of the copy editor: punctilious, schoolmarmish and blue-stockinged. Definition of schoolmarm in US English: schoolmarm nounˈsko͞olˌmä(r)mˈskulˌmɑ(r)m North American A schoolmistress (typically used with reference to a woman regarded as prim, strict, and brisk in manner) I gave an exasperated schoolmarm's laugh as modifier a schoolmarm hairstyle Example sentencesExamples The schoolmarm buried within me is clamouring to get out. So did my New England Yankee public schoolmarms, but they and their policies have passed out of the culture and even the law. The schoolmarm changes her profession and becomes an outlaw, called Kissin’ Kate Barlow. This credo of a particular order of comparative literature is like the hush of the schoolmarm enforcing a designed consensus at lesson's end. A follow-up commercial had a gray-bunned schoolmarm firing off a letter about the grammatical goof, only to be challenged with the jingle, ‘Whaddaya want, good grammar or good taste?’ It was an ice cream float gone guileful, a schoolmarm with a swagger. The problem with me is that when I talk about my mission, I sound deadly serious because I'm a former schoolmarm. Many black teachers were themselves once students of the typical Yankee schoolmarms. Notable and new, to me at least, was the spectacle of matronly gents dressing up as their mothers, aunties and schoolmarms in dowdy conservative outfits, cheerlessly dispensing disapproval over all. But now she was standing behind the bench, looking down at me in a pose that was part schoolmarm and part Southern hanging judge. Maybe the cowboy in us prefers the saloon tart to the civilizing schoolmarm. Synonyms educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist
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