schoolmarm

• Sustantivo que designa a una maestra de escuela, especialmente aquella considerada estricta, anticuada o remilgada en sus modales.

A noun referring to a woman schoolteacher, especially one who is considered strict, old-fashioned, or prim in manner.

1. Strict female teacherB2informalamerican

   A woman who teaches at a school, often perceived as strict, old-fashioned, or prim.

   Maestra estricta y anticuada

   • The old schoolmarm rapped the desk with a ruler to get attention.
   • She had a reputation as a real schoolmarm, insisting on perfect grammar.
   • The film portrayed a stern schoolmarm in a one-room schoolhouse.

   Sinónimosschoolmistressschoolteacher