schoolmistress

English

Etymology

From school +‎ mistress.

Noun

schoolmistress (plural schoolmistresses)

1. A woman in charge of a school.

Synonyms

• pedagoguette (nonce word)

Related terms

• schoolmaster

Translations

woman in charge of a school

• Basque: andereño
• Catalan: mestressa (ca) f, mestressa (ca) f
• Finnish: rehtori (fi)
• Greek: καθηγήτρια (el) f (kathigítria)
• Norman: maitrêsse d'êcole f