noun
Meaning 1
A female teacher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: archaic except India
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
teacheress
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/ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/
History
Etymology
From Middle English techeresse, equivalent to teacher + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُدَرِّسَة (mudarrisa) — female teacher
- Azerbaijani: müəllimə — female teacher
- Esperanto: instruistino — female teacher
- Finnish: opettajatar — female teacher
- Persian: معلمه (mo'alleme) — female teacher