schoolmarm
/ˈskuːlˌmɑːrm/
noun
- A female teacher, especially one in a traditional or rural school, often imagined as strict or old-fashioned.
- In the movie, the schoolmarm wore a long dress and had her hair in a bun.
- The children were both afraid of and respected by the stern schoolmarm.
- The schoolmarm kept a wooden ruler on her desk for discipline.
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