schoolteacher

«schoolteacher» in Mova's school dictionary: teaching children in a school — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a schoolteacher, schoolteachers)

meaning for a pupil

A person whose job is teaching children in a school. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories it names a teacher's job, often in a village or small school. In jobs lessons it is a career that needs training. Phrases: «a primary schoolteacher», «retired schoolteacher».

examples

• My aunt is a schoolteacher in Dublin. tree →
• The village schoolteacher taught all ages in one room. tree →
• Schoolteachers mark a lot of homework. tree →
• He wants to be a schoolteacher when he grows up. tree →
• The old schoolteacher remembered every pupil's name. tree →
• A schoolteacher needs patience and kindness. tree →

note

Countable: schoolteachers. One word (sometimes «school teacher»). In everyday speech «teacher» is more common.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «schoolteacher» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.