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schoolbook

schoolbook

7 1.0
A book used by students at school or college to learn
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːlˌbʊk/
translation icon : libro de texto
  • The teacher reminded the students to bring their schoolbooks to class every day.

Examples

  • And every dime raised here today goes towards purchasing schoolbooks for kids in our community.

  • When she came back downstairs with her schoolbooks, her mother was on the phone.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • There was just her schoolbook there... with her name on it.

  • If you got special permission why have you... got your schoolbooks with you?

  • "Dad?" he called, setting his schoolbooks upon the kitchen table.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Elsewhere, children with schoolbooks are returning home from school.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I learned about it from American moving pictures, magazines, and schoolbooks.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I left my schoolbooks in my locker, so we'll have to go back afterwards anyway.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The room was empty, the bed made neatly, his schoolbooks stacked on one corner of the desk.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Their schoolbooks, strapped into neat bundles, lay on the ground at their feet.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

textbook
vsschoolbook
215 1.4

A book that students use to learn a subject at school or college

is created specifically for student learning rather than only being an information source
text
vsschoolbook
60 2.4

A book used for study in school or college

is made specifically for students and classroom use rather than general works
school text
vsschoolbook
1 2.5

A book used in class to help students learn a subject

is made especially for students, not merely chosen as standard material

How Educational

schoolbook
7 1.0
picture book
  • Baby Talk
16 1.0

Surface Forms

schoolbook singular
schoolbooks plural

Morphology

schoolbook = school + book (transparent) = school + book

A direct, compositional compound: 'school' + 'book' = a book intended for school use, easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word schoolbook is simply the two words school and book put together, meaning a 'book' for 'school'. So a schoolbook is a book made for students to use in class.