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Schoolmarm

noun
1.
A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict).  Synonyms: mistress, schoolma'am, schoolmistress.





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"Schoolmarm" Quotes from Famous Books



... eyes and a great shock of dark hair. He and I are friends already. And so is the dog. The dog is a peach! Excuse me, mother, but I just must use a little of the dear old college slang somewhere, and your letters are the only safety-valve, for I'm a schoolmarm now and must talk "good and proper" all ...
— A Voice in the Wilderness • Grace Livingston Hill


Words linked to "Schoolmarm" :   school teacher, schoolteacher, schoolma'am


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