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schoolmarm

 

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Noun schoolmarm has 1 sense
  1. schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistress - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
    --1 is a kind of schoolteacher, school teacher

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Schoolmarm

Description:

A schoolmarm refers to a female teacher who instructs and disciplines students in a school, usually in the past. The term is often associated with traditional educational environments and may carry a sense of strictness.

Sample Sentences:

  1. The strict schoolmarm maintained discipline in the classroom.
  2. During the 19th century, schoolmarms played a vital role in providing education to rural communities.
  3. The schoolmarm scolded the students for their unruly behavior.
  4. My great-grandmother was a respected schoolmarm in her small town.

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