schoolwoman

English

Etymology

school +‎ woman

Noun

schoolwoman (plural schoolwomen)

  1. (dated) A female schoolteacher.
    • 1896, National Education Association of the United States, Addresses and Proceedings:
      Miss Eggleston will speak of the parents' study classes from the standpoint of the schoolwoman in the general sense, not in the specific sense of kindergarten.
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