instituteur
USAGE NOTE
In France, "instituteur" is now considered old-fashioned and has been replaced by "professeur des écoles."
l'instituteur, l'institutrice
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
1. (old-fashioned) (profession)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. teacher
J'ai toujours su que je voulais devenir instituteur.I've always known that I wanted to become a teacher.
b. schoolteacher
Combien de temps faut-il étudier pour devenir instituteur ?How long do you have to study to become a schoolteacher?
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