GOVERNESS


Meaning of GOVERNESS in English

gov ‧ ern ‧ ess /ˈɡʌvənəs, ˈɡʌvənɪs $ -ər-/ BrE AmE 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

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THESAURUS

▪ 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.

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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.

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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

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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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.