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teacheress

/ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/

teacheress noun: a female teacher.

Noun

teacheress (plural teacheresses)

  1. (archaic except India) A female teacher.
    • The plan of the Teacheress to erect a large building for us, and to educate our daughters, pleases us exceedingly, and we send fifteen rupees to assist the Teacheress in providing for them.1858 August, a letter to Mrs. Mason, quotee, “Christians in Burmah”, in The Wesleyan Junior Offering

teacheress meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Persian

teacheress in Bengali

একজন মহিলা শিক্ষক

teacheress in Arabic

female teacher
مُدَرِّسَة mudarrisa

teacheress in Persian

female teacher
معلمه mo'alleme

Forms of teacheress

pluralteacheresses
alternative formteachress

Origin of teacheress

From Middle English techeresse, equivalent to teacher + -ess.

Questions about teacheress

What does teacheress mean?
Teacheress means a female teacher.
What is teacheress in Bengali?
Teacheress in Bengali is একজন মহিলা শিক্ষক. See Teacheress meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is teacheress?
Teacheress is a noun.
How do you pronounce teacheress?
Teacheress is pronounced /ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/.
What is the plural of teacheress?
The plural of teacheress is teacheresses.

Words near teacheress in the dictionary

  1. teachercentric
  2. teachercraft
  3. teacherdom
  4. teachered
  5. teacherese
  6. teacheress
  7. teacheresses
  8. teacherhood
  9. teachering
  10. teacherish
  11. teacherless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teacheress (page history and authors); teacheress (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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