schoolmarm

[ skool-mahrm ]

/ ˈskulˌmɑrm /

noun Older Use.

a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.

Also schoolma'am.

Origin of schoolmarm

1835–45, Americanism; variant of schoolma'am

OTHER WORDS FROM schoolmarm

schoolmarmish, adjective

Words nearby schoolmarm

Schoolies Week, schooling, school-leaver, schoolma'am, schoolman, schoolmarm, schoolmaster, schoolmate, school milk, schoolmistress, school night

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Example sentences from the Web for schoolmarm

The common school is a log hut, built by the wayside, and the "schoolmarm" is not a pretentious person.
The Hunted Outlaw|Anonymous
It is hardly necessary to state that in this instance the oppressor was a pale, overworked New England "schoolmarm."
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte
Mrs. Spafford, a peeper through doors and keyholes, explained the schoolmarm's methods.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
The Ku Klux whipped several male teachers, one an ex-Confederate, and warned a schoolmarm or two to leave.
Dixie After the War|Myrta Lockett Avary

In confusion, “Babe” began to remove his spurs, thereby serving notice upon the Schoolmarm that he had “come to set a spell.”
'Me-Smith'|Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for schoolmarm

schoolmarm

/ (ˈskuːlˌmɑːm) /

noun informal

a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned

British any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned

Derived forms of schoolmarm

schoolmarmish, adjective

Word Origin for schoolmarm

C19: from school 1 + marm, variant of ma'am . See madam

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	schoolmarm
释义	schoolmarm [ skool-mahrm ] / ˈskulˌmɑrm / noun Older Use. a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish. Also schoolma'am. Origin of schoolmarm 1835–45, Americanism; variant of schoolma'am OTHER WORDS FROM schoolmarm schoolmarmish, adjective Words nearby schoolmarm Schoolies Week, schooling, school-leaver, schoolma'am, schoolman, schoolmarm, schoolmaster, schoolmate, school milk, schoolmistress, school night Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for schoolmarm The common school is a log hut, built by the wayside, and the "schoolmarm" is not a pretentious person. The Hunted Outlaw\|Anonymous It is hardly necessary to state that in this instance the oppressor was a pale, overworked New England "schoolmarm." The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales\|Bret Harte Mrs. Spafford, a peeper through doors and keyholes, explained the schoolmarm's methods. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell The Ku Klux whipped several male teachers, one an ex-Confederate, and warned a schoolmarm or two to leave. Dixie After the War\|Myrta Lockett Avary In confusion, “Babe” began to remove his spurs, thereby serving notice upon the Schoolmarm that he had “come to set a spell.” 'Me-Smith'\|Caroline Lockhart British Dictionary definitions for schoolmarm schoolmarm / (ˈskuːlˌmɑːm) / noun informal a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned British any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned Derived forms of schoolmarm schoolmarmish, adjective Word Origin for schoolmarm C19: from school 1 + marm, variant of ma'am . See madam Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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