Definition & Meaning of "schoolmistress"in English

Schoolmistress

a female teacher, typically in charge of a classroom or small school

Dialect

British

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

complex compound

Countable

singular

gender specific

Plural form

schoolmistresses

Masculine Singular

schoolmaster

Female Singular

schoolmistress

neutral form

teacher

Examples

The schoolmistress taught multiple subjects to her students in the one-room schoolhouse.

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