Get to know Schoolmistress better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like schoolmarm or mistress.
Schoolmistress in a sentence
Schoolmistress meaning
A woman in charge of a school.
Synonyms of Schoolmistress
Using Schoolmistress
- The main meaning on this page is: A woman in charge of a school.
- Useful related words include: schoolmarm, schoolma'am, mistress, schoolteacher.
Context around Schoolmistress
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Schoolmistress
- In this selection, "schoolmistress" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, former and national stand out and add context to how "schoolmistress" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the former schoolmistress at roe and the young schoolmistress national gallery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "schoolmistress" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with schoolmistress
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His father John was a blacksmith and his mother Gertrude was a schoolmistress. (13 words)
In 1999 Lucian Freud painted and etched several copies after The Young Schoolmistress ( National Gallery, London ). (16 words)
After Shaffer saw her on the stage, he lured Diane Cilento out of semi-retirement to play the town's schoolmistress. (21 words)
The former schoolmistress at Roe Head, Miss Wooler, was in Scarborough and she was the only other mourner at Anne's funeral. (22 words)
After Shaffer saw her on the stage, he lured Diane Cilento out of semi-retirement to play the town's schoolmistress. (21 words)
In 1999 Lucian Freud painted and etched several copies after The Young Schoolmistress ( National Gallery, London ). (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
After Shaffer saw her on the stage, he lured Diane Cilento out of semi-retirement to play the town's schoolmistress.
His father John was a blacksmith and his mother Gertrude was a schoolmistress.
In 1999 Lucian Freud painted and etched several copies after The Young Schoolmistress ( National Gallery, London ).
The former schoolmistress at Roe Head, Miss Wooler, was in Scarborough and she was the only other mourner at Anne's funeral.