Schoolmistress
['skuːlmɪstrɪs] or ['skʊl'mæstɚ]
Definition
(n.) A woman who governs and teaches a school; a female school-teacher.
Edited by Allison
Examples
- I was a _lusus naturae_, she affirmed, as a village schoolmistress: she was sure my previous history, if known, would make a delightful romance. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Rebecca laughed in her face, with a horrid sarcastic demoniacal laughter, that almost sent the schoolmistress into fits. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And so the schoolmistress reconciled the recommendation to her conscience, and the indentures were cancelled, and the apprentice was free. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But, Miss Potterson, as a ready schoolmistress accustomed to bring her pupils to book, set the matter in a light that was essentially of this world. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- St. John made you schoolmistress of Morton before he knew you were his cousin? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It came out in Miss Peecher the schoolmistress, watering her flowers, as Mr Bradley Headstone walked forth. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Nicolas