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Noun: schoolma'am  'skool,maam
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: schoolmistress)
  1. A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
    - schoolmarm [N. Amer], schoolmistress, mistress

Derived forms: schoolma'ams

Type of: school teacher, schoolie [Austral, informal], schoolteacher

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