Definition of SCHOOLMISTRESS

schoolmistress

Plural: schoolmistresses

Noun

  • a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
  • A woman in charge of a school.

Origin / Etymology

From school + mistress.

Synonyms

mistress, schoolma'am, schoolmarm, pedagoguette

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