schoolmistress

[US]/'skuːlmɪstrɪs/
[UK]/'skʊl'mæstɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. female teacher.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

We ought to learn from Schoolmistress Liu Pengzhi's advanced ideas, her creative spirit characteristic of keeping abreast with the times, her lofty life pursuit and her great character glamour.

The strict schoolmistress reprimanded the students for being late.

The schoolmistress taught her students with patience and care.

The schoolmistress wore glasses and carried a ruler in her hand.

The schoolmistress organized a field trip for the students.

The schoolmistress was known for her strict discipline.

The schoolmistress was a dedicated educator.

The schoolmistress graded the students' assignments carefully.

The schoolmistress's office was filled with books and educational materials.

The schoolmistress's kind demeanor made her students feel comfortable.

The schoolmistress retired after many years of service to the school.

Real-world Examples

" Ove! " Parvaneh roars at him at once, as if she's a reprimanding schoolmistress.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

While we were at the Theatre Vittorio Emanuele, my poor schoolmistress died.

Source: Education of Love

The schoolmistress seemed to be saying, 'We're going to play football and nothing but football.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

One day, a scathing schoolmistress who wore a scarf scathed his selfpride.

Source: Pan Pan

" St. John made you schoolmistress of Morton before he knew you were his cousin" ?

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

My poor schoolmistress wanted to finish her year of school: she departed only three days before the end of the lessons.

Source: Education of Love

" But I was schoolmistress for the little children in our district last summer, and might have been so still" .

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

People came to the windows and to the doors, and on seeing all those boys, and the wreath, they said, " It is a schoolmistress" .

Source: Education of Love

" Well, Enrico, " she said to me as she was going, " are you still fond of your schoolmistress, now that you solve difficult problems and write long compositions" ?

Source: Education of Love

My schoolmistress has kept her promise which she made, and came today just as I was on the point of going out with my mother to carry some linen to a poor woman recommended by the Gazette.

Source: Education of Love

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