Home › Words › T › teacheressteacheress/ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/teacheress means A female teacher.teacheress is pronounced /ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/.EtymologyFrom Middle English techeresse, equivalent to teacher + -ess.nounA female teacher.e.g.“The plan of the Teacheress to erect a large building for us, and to educate our daughters, pleases us exceedingly, and we send fifteen rupees to assist the Teacheress in providing for them.” — 1858 August, a letter to Mrs. Mason, quotee, “Christians in Burmah”, in The Wesleyan Junior Offering:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).