headmistress

noun

Definition of headmistressnext
as in teacher

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Recent Examples of headmistress There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 Edith Hamilton was an American educator, the headmistress of a school, who on her retirement began writing about Greece and Rome. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 Camila jokingly called the device Tronchatoro, or Trunchbull, after the sadistic school headmistress in Roald Dahl's Matilda. — Brian Bennett, Time, 13 Jan. 2026 In Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Green plays Miss Peregrine, the headmistress of a hidden school that protects children with unusual abilities. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headmistress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistress
  1. teacher
  2. schoolmistress
  3. headmaster
  4. schoolmarm
  5. mistress
  6. schoolteacher
  7. instructor
  8. educator
Noun
  • All four judges are former students or teachers at the College of Magic.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Our teacher had talked about it since the first day, and we were supposed to work on it all year.
    — Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • Among the middle and upper classes, music was generally seen as a female accomplishment, and teaching its rudiments to children was typically left to mothers, governesses, or schoolmistresses.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
    — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of schoolmistress
Noun
  • The Gheorghius’ next-door neighbor, Mats (Markus Scarth Tønseth), is also the high-school headmaster.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • William and Kate Middleton were seen walking across the schoolyard with their son before greeting the headmaster and provost.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of headmaster
Noun
  • No ruler-wielding schoolmarm can impart the urgency of learning the way hunger can.
    — John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board took note of the hard-right’s distress, let down its tightly wound schoolmarm bun and snickered right out loud.
    — Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Definition of schoolmarm
Noun
  • Clairmont, Byron’s mistress and mother of his unborn child, had orchestrated the introduction between Byron and the group.
    — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Most of Jack’s mistresses did not express much concern about Jackie.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistress
Noun
  • Trump spoke with Hubbard shortly after the former schoolteacher was freed.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In Spain, elementary and secondary schoolteachers began an indefinite strike in Madrid last week to demand better pay and working conditions.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of schoolteacher
Noun
  • Exotic was shot during a recent real-life edition of a pole-dancing Exo Stars Camp featuring real participants and instructors, maintaining the authenticity of this vivid bubble.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The program provides classroom and hands-on experience in the energy industry, with instructors like Derrick McKinney.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructor
Noun
  • The measures include encouraging adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, specialized training for educators, strengthened reporting procedures and independent oversight.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Kate Maupin Kate Maupin is an award-winning author, educator, foster child advocate, and reformed Super Mom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of educator

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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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