What is another word for "governess"?
Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "governess": abecedarian, adviser, and, apostle, ayah, bear, bodyguard, bonne, castellan, chalk, clergy, coach, coast, concierge, costa, crammer, custodian, custos, dame, director, disciplinarian, dominie, don, dry, duenna, escort, example, expositor, for, game, gaoler, governor, grinder, guard, guardian, guide, guru, hayward, imitation, institutor.
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- Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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