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schoolmarm

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈskuːl.mɑːm/ US  /-mɑːrm/

Definition

disapproving a very formal and severe woman who likes to control other people and is easily shockedKinds of womenMen and women mainly US old-fashioned a female school teacherTeachers
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