1. A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
   "The old-fashioned schoolmarm rapped her ruler on the desk to get the class's attention";
   - schoolma'am [N. Amer], schoolmistress, mistress

Derived forms: schoolmarms

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

Encyclopedia: Schoolmarm