/ Dictionary / Index S schoolmistress: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: school•mis•tress Pronunciation: (skl'mis"tris), [key] — n. a woman who presides over or teaches in a school. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: schoolmistress (Thesaurus) schoolmate school of hard knocks Related Content Daily Word Quiz: divulge Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language