schoolmarmnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskuːl.mɑːm/us/ˈskuːl.mɑːrm/mainly US old-fashioned a female school teacher
disapproving a formal and severe woman, especially a school teacher, who likes to control other people and is easily shocked
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