What does schoolmarm mean?

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ˈskulˌmɑrmschool·marm

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistressnoun

    a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

Wiktionary

  1. schoolmarmnoun

    A woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in a schoolhouse; may carry the connotation she is severe.

    The schoolmarm, running the old west one-room school, is a stock character in western movies.

  2. schoolmarmnoun

    A person, male or female, who exhibits characteristics attributed to schoolteachers of the old times (as strict adherence to arbitrary rules, is strict on those who don't comply to those rules, etc.)

  3. schoolmarmnoun

    A forestry term for a tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.

Wikipedia

  1. schoolmarm

    A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Informally the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor). In most countries, formal teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are employed, as their main role, to teach others in a formal education context, such as at a school or other place of initial formal education or training.

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  1. schoolmarm

    A schoolmarm is a woman who is a schoolteacher, especially in a rural or small town school, frequently used in the past. This term is often associated with a stereotype of being strict, serious, or old-fashioned.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of schoolmarm in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of schoolmarm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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