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schoolpeople

schoolpeople is the plural of schoolperson.

Meaning of schoolperson

Noun

schoolperson (plural schoolpersons or schoolpeople)

  1. (humorous, nonstandard, rare, sometimes) A schoolchild, pupil, or student of any gender.
    • But, schoolpersons everywhere are learning this story, and questioning it. "How," little school people ask, "could Ben Franklin have flown a kite in a lightning storm, with a key at the end of the kite's string, and not get killed?"1978, Dick Amann, Dick Smith, Forgotten Women of Computer History

Questions about schoolpeople

What is schoolpeople the plural of?
Schoolpeople is the plural of schoolperson.

Words near schoolpeople in the dictionary

  1. schoolmistresses
  2. schoolmistressly
  3. schoolmistressy
  4. schoolnight
  5. schoolnights
  6. schoolpeople
  7. schoolperson
  8. schoolpersons
  9. schoolphobia
  10. schoolphobic
  11. schoolroom

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