student teacher

noun

Synonyms of student teachernext
: a student who is engaged in practice teaching

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Lambert prepared for her career as a student teacher at Endeavor Elementary School in Nampa during the 2022-2023 school year, the Nampa School District said in a statement to the Idaho Statesman. — Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026 The program is structured so that the student teacher’s credential program and participating school district work together to submit an application for the stipend on their behalf. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Jones will play Gabby Clemente, a New Haven bartender and student teacher whose life is upended by her traumatic egg retrieval surgery. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for student teacher

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student teacher was in 1847

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“Student teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20teacher. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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