mater
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈmeɪtə/
- Archaic
- As a student at the school, I always looked forward to seeing my mater in the classroom, inspiring us with her knowledge.
- alma mater
Examples
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During the school assembly, our mater praised the students for their hard work and dedication.
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Every year, my mater organizes a charity event to help local families in need.
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I was back in my alma mater and man, in teacher mode.
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You were educated abroad, at my alma mater, Oxford, in fact.
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And still others recalled the school almost literally as an alma mater, a kindly mother.
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My alma mater, Boston College, tried a different approach, realizing that the Church needed to adapt or die.
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Your teacher mentioned you're interested in my alma mater.
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He's speaking next week up at your old alma mater, Fordham.
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I chose Morehouse College, the alma mater of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta, GA.
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After two years without a national win, you've gotta wonder if the Buckeyes made a mistake bringing Snyder back to coach at his old alma mater.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who gives lessons to students in a school or college
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A person who helps children or teenagers learn at school
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A person who works at a school and helps children learn
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5.5
A male teacher who is often the head of a school
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9.9
A friendly name for a woman teacher used by students
A person in Scotland who teaches at a school or leads a church
A female teacher who is strict and old-fashioned
Compounds
How Old-Fashioned
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mater was also used in old British schools from the same Latin mater meaning 'mother', because a teacher or housemistress was like a 'mother' to the pupils, and so the word came to mean a woman teacher.