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Meaning of "schoolmistress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHOOLMISTRESS

schoolmistress  [ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHOOLMISTRESS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Schoolmistress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCHOOLMISTRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Schoolmaster

The word schoolmaster, or simply master, formerly referred to a male school teacher. This usage survives in British independent schools, both secondary and "preparatory", but is generally obsolete elsewhere. Where a school has more than one schoolmaster, a man in charge of the school is the headmaster, sometimes spelt as two words, "head master". This name survives in British independent schools, but it has been replaced by head teacher in most British publicly funded schools, although "headmaster" is often still used colloquially, particularly in grammar schools, and is equivalent to the principal in American schools. The term "headmaster" also survives in some American and Commonwealth independent schools. A range of other terms is derived from "schoolmaster" and "headmaster", including deputy headmaster , senior master' and second master, and housemaster, the schoolmaster in charge of a boarding school house). Some independent schools use other titles for the head of the teaching staff, including "High Master" and "Rector". The female equivalent of "schoolmaster" is schoolmistress, which is used with all the same prefixes.

Definition of schoolmistress in the English dictionary

The definition of schoolmistress in the dictionary is a woman who teaches in or runs a school.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHOOLMISTRESS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
ancestress
ˈænsɪstrɪs
concertmistress
ˈkɒnsətˌmɪstrɪs
fortress
ˈfɔːtrɪs
housemistress
ˈhaʊsmɪstrɪs
huntress
ˈhʌntrɪs
mattress
ˈmætrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
quartermistress
ˈkwɔːtəˌmɪstrɪs
seamstress
ˈsɛmstrɪs
sempstress
ˈsɛmpstrɪs
songstress
ˈsɒŋstrɪs
sub-postmistress
ˌsʌbˈpəʊstmɪstrɪs
taskmistress
ˈtɑːskˌmɪstrɪs
temptress
ˈtɛmptrɪs
upholstress
ʌpˈhəʊlstrɪs
Ventris
ˈvɛntrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs
whoremistress
ˈhɔːˌmɪstrɪs
workmistress
ˈwɜːkˌmɪstrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHOOLMISTRESS

schoolmaid
schoolman
schoolmarm
schoolmarmish
schoolmaster
schoolmastering
schoolmasterish
schoolmasterly
schoolmastership
schoolmate
schoolmen
schoolmistressy
schoolroom
Schools
schools inspector
schools medical officer
schoolteacher
schooltide
schoolward
schoolwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHOOLMISTRESS

address
air mattress
antistress
buttress
cocktail waitress
de-stress
distress
enchantress
headmistress
in distress
inner spring mattress
movie actress
prestress
proprietress
seductress
shear stress
stress
supporting actress
tensile stress
tress
yield stress

Synonyms and antonyms of schoolmistress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schoolmistress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHOOLMISTRESS

Find out the translation of schoolmistress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of schoolmistress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «schoolmistress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

女校长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maestra
570 millions of speakers

English

schoolmistress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिक्षिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

schoolmistress
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

учительница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schoolmistress
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

institutrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Guru sekolah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lehrerin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女性教師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

schoolmistress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekolah menengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nư giáo sư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

schoolmistress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शालेय शिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öğretmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maestra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nauczycielka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вчителька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

învățătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δασκάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lerares
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

schoolmistress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

schoolmistress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schoolmistress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESS»

The term «schoolmistress» is regularly used and occupies the 96.438 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «schoolmistress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «schoolmistress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about schoolmistress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOLMISTRESS»

Discover the use of schoolmistress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schoolmistress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plays by A. W. Pinero: The Schoolmistress, The Second Mrs ...
This volume contains four plays by the leading late Victorian and Edwardian playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934).
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, George Rowell, 1986
2
The Autobiography of Mary Smith, Schoolmistress and ...
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1892 Original Publisher: Bemrose
Mary Smith, 2009
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A Schoolmistress and Other Stories: By Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter.
‎2008
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The Schoolmistress
The School Book of Forestry was first published in 1922.
Anton Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, 2010
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The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories:
THE. SCHOOLMISTRESS. AT half-past eight they drove out of the town. The highroad was dry, a lovely April sun was shining warmly, but the sn0\ was still lying in the ditches and in the woods. Winter, dark, long, and spitefu was hardly over; ...
Anton Chekhov, 2014
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99cent eBooks"The Schoolmistress"
161 THE SHOEMAKER AND THE DEVIL............................. 170 The Schoolmistress and other stories. The. Schoolmistress. and Other Stories THE SCHOOLMISTRESS A T HALF PAST EIGHT they drove out of.
Chekhov, Anton, 2013
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The schoolmistress and other stories
Twenty-one stories deal with a nervous breakdown, a grieving father, a visit from an unknown aunt, love letters, exile, a blizzard, a suicide, and actors
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, 1986
8
In Cambridge Backs: Being the Vacation Thoughts of a ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Mary Taylor Blauvelt, 2012
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Masked: The Life of Anna Leonowens, Schoolmistress at the ...
Three decades after her death, in the 1940s and 1950s, the story would be transformed into a powerful Western myth by Margaret Landon’s best-selling book Anna and the King of Siam and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The King and I. ...
Alfred Habegger, 2014
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The Magistrate: The Schoolmistress ; The Second Mrs. ...
Pinero was a master of stagecraft, a playwright who forever changed the face of British theatre. Collected here are four of his greatest works including The Second Mrs.
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, Jacqueline S. Bratton, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOLMISTRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schoolmistress is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shannon Hale's 'Princess Academy' adapted on stage at BYU
“Taken from her home to attend royal finishing school, Miri faces a harsh schoolmistress, fierce storms, and bandits, but soon discovers the power of friendship ... «KSL.com, Jun 15»
2
65-Year-Old Schoolmistress Is The Heroine of Indian Navy's …
Minister of state for external affairs General V K Singh praises Tahseen Bahader (on right) during his welcome speech aboard INS Mumbai at Djibouti. «The New Indian Express, Apr 15»
3
DAVID ARNOLD - Poet Percy and Sussex schoolmistress Eliza
A portrait of poet and writer Percy Bysshe Shelley (left) alongside a drawing of his wife Harriet. The pair eloped when Harriet was just 16. Later Shelley took up a ... «Sussex Express, Mar 15»
4
Jerry Hall Lands First Film Role In Four Years
The ex-wife of Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger will play a schoolmistress opposite Billy Bob Thornton, admits she is excited to appear on the big screen ... «Contactmusic.com, Feb 15»
5
Masked: The Life of Anna Leonowens, Schoolmistress at the Court …
A Older readers may remember Rex Harrison and Irene Dunne's performances in Twentieth Century Fox's 1946 film Anna and the King of Siam. More will recall ... «Caixin Media, Feb 15»
6
Search is on for lost book of tiny village of Simonsbath
The wonderfully-named authoress was a schoolmistress at the tiny Simonsbath school back in the early part of the last century and she penned a fictional ... «Western Morning News, Dec 14»
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Out & About: Good Theater scores with 'Mrs. Mannerly'
There are two actors: Kim Gordon plays the title role, a stern schoolmistress with exacting standards, while Michael Wood plays her 11-year-old student plus 32 ... «The Forecaster, Nov 14»
8
Married US schoolteacher accused of having sex with two students
A married schoolmistress on trial for having sex with a teenage pupil has now been accused of sleeping with another boy. Teacher Brianne Altice, 35, was ... «Metro, Aug 14»
9
'The King and I' slated for Broadway in March
O'Hara, a five time Tony-nominated soprano whose show “The Bridges of Madison County” closed in May, will play the starchy English schoolmistress sent to ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 14»
10
Playboy bunny Kimberly turns seductive schoolmistress in Big Bro …
Housemates are set to learn a thing or two about wooing as they compete in the flirting challenge. Viewers will watch as Playboy model Kimberly saunters into ... «Daily Star, Jun 14»

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