teacheressとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 techeresse, equivalent to teacher +‎ -ess.

発音

• IPA: /ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/

名詞

teacheress (plural teacheresses)

1. (archaic except India) A female teacher.
   • 1858 August, a letter to Mrs. Mason, quotee, “Christians in Burmah”, in The Wesleyan Junior Offering‎:

     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.

使用する際の注意点

• Although recommended by Fowler's 1926 Dictionary of Modern English (pp. 175-176), teacheress is essentially unused in the modern day, outside of limited use in Indian English.

アナグラム

• escheaters