teacheress
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English techeresse, equivalent to teacher + -ess.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
teacheress (plural teacheresses)
- (archaic except India) A female teacher.
- 1858 August, a letter to Mrs. Mason, quotee, “Christians in Burmah”, in The Wesleyan Junior Offering[1]:
- 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.
Usage notes edit
- Although once recommended by no less an authority than Fowler, use of this word is deprecated by most modern writers. It has survived somewhat longer in Indian English.
Translations edit
archaic term for female teacher
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