schoolteacher

schoolteacher — noun

1. a person who is employed to teach children and teenagers at a school, covering t

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who is employed to teach children and teenagers at a school, covering the grade levels from kindergarten through the final year of high school

例句

Wren has been a schoolteacher at a primary school for over twenty years.

collocation: at a [type of school]

The schoolteacher asked her students to bring leaves from their garden for a science project.

同義詞
  • teacher

    broader term; used for anyone who teaches, including adults and college students

  • educator

    more formal; can include administrators and curriculum designers, not only classroom teachers

  • instructor

    often used for specific skills, sports, or short-term courses at any level

反義詞
  • student

    a person who learns from a teacher

用法筆記

Often shortened to 'teacher' in everyday conversation. The full form 'schoolteacher' is more common when contrasting with university-level instructors such as professors or lecturers.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is a schoolteacher at Harvard University.
✅My uncle is a professor at Harvard University.
💡'schoolteacher' refers to kindergarten through grade 12, not university-level teaching.
❌The schoolteacher graded the final exams for her college calculus class.
✅The professor graded the final exams for her college calculus class.
💡schoolteachers work in elementary, middle, and high schools, not colleges or universities.