Synonyms of schoolteacher

schoolteacher

noun

ˈskül-ˌtē-chər 

as in teacher

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school

schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teacher
• instructor
• educator
• professor
• pedagogue
• educationist
• headmaster
• preceptor
• doctor
• schoolmaster
• tutor
• coach
• schoolmistress
• schoolmarm
• rector
• preacher
• lecturer
• headmistress
• intern
• mentor
• trainer
• mistress
• guide
• reader
• academe
• dean
• preparer
• prof
• master
• instructress
• academician
• docent
• guru
• pedant
• academic
• catechist
• student teacher
• governess
• drillmaster
• don
• homeschooler
• tutoress
• regius professor
• inculcator
• didact
• practice teacher
• moralizer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of schoolteacher

This adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s 2022 debut novel on PBS follows a clandestine affair between a young Catholic schoolteacher and a Protestant barrister during the Troubles in Ireland. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

His lead trial attorney, Edward Bilinkas, a dapper New Jersey man then nearing seventy, had the courtroom delivery of a schoolteacher trying to hush nonsense at the back of the class by raising his own voice. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The story follows Masterji, a retired schoolteacher whose refusal to go along with those around him places him in direct conflict with his own community. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Lindsey, a schoolteacher, loved her children and was eager to start the academic year, Ott said. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026