noun
Meaning 1
A woman in charge of a school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
schoolmistress
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noun
Meaning 2
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: schoolmarm, schoolma'am, mistress
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: schoolteacher, school teacher
History
Etymology
From school + mistress.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: andereño — woman in charge of a school
- Catalan: mestressa — woman in charge of a school
- Finnish: rehtori — woman in charge of a school
- Greek: καθηγήτρια (kathigítria) — woman in charge of a school
- Norman: maitrêsse d'êcole — woman in charge of a school