governess
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gov·ern·ess /ˈɡʌvənəs $ -ər-/ noun [countable] BOSEa female teacher in the past, who lived with a rich family and taught their children at home 〔旧时有钱人家的〕家庭女教师► see thesaurus at teacherExamples from the Corpus
governess• Finding teaching too confining, she gave up a post as a governess in 1895.• When I was last here I had spent time talking with Dalim Das, once a governess with a wealthy family.• By the age of twenty-four she was free to seek work outside the home, finding temporary positions as amanuensis and governess.• Edith died in 1871 and Maud and her sister Kathleen were cared for by a nurse and governess.• His sisters return to their positions as governesses, and Jane goes to live in a cottage by the school.• He painted Commonwealth Avenue, governesses and chil-dren in the snow.• She professed to have been a cook in a house where I was once governess.• When the children become only more wild, the Bloomfields blame their governess, and Agnes is let go after one year.gov·ern·ess nounChineseSyllable
lived a who past, Corpus the female teacher in
governess
gov‧ern‧ess /ˈɡʌvənəs, ˈɡʌvənɪs $ -ər-/
noun [countable]
▪ teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school: a high school teacher
▪principal (also headteacher British English) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college: The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.
▪tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university: They hired a tutor to help him with his English. | Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.
▪lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college: University lecturers aren’t very well paid.
▪professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department: She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.
▪instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving: He works as a ski instructor in the winter. | a driving instructor
▪coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport: a professional tennis coach
▪educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education: Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.
▪trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job: a teacher trainer | Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.
▪governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times: As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.
gov‧ern‧ess /ˈɡʌvənəs, ˈɡʌvənɪs $ -ər-/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: government, governor, governess, governorship; adjective: governmental, governing, gubernatorial; verb: govern; adverb: governmentally
a female teacher in the past, who lived with a rich family and taught their children at home| THESAURUS |
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