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instructress

Noun CEFR C1
ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs

Definitions

A female instructor.

dated

Equivalents

Esperantoinstruistino

Examples

“[…] you must allow⟳ me to look⟳ upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense⟳; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third.”
“After a short pause Sir Thomas added with dignity, "Yes, let⟳ her home be in this house. We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will at least have⟳ the advantage of companions of her own⟳ age, and of a regular instructress."”
“If she knew her instructress was poor and queer she also knew she was not nearly so ‘qualified’ as Miss⟳ Overmore, who could say⟳ lots of dates straight off […].”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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