Noun: schoolmistress 'skool,mis-tris
- A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
"The old-fashioned schoolmistress rapped her ruler on the desk to get the class's attention";
- schoolmarm [N. Amer], schoolma'am [N. Amer], mistress
Derived forms: schoolmistresses
Type of: adult female, school teacher, schoolie [Austral, informal], schoolteacher, woman
Encyclopedia: Schoolmistress