noun
female teacher
B1
Lehrerin: female teacher; also profesora/maestra in Spanish. It's a feminine noun (die Lehrerin) with plural Lehrerinnen. Use articles and declensions like die Lehrerin (Nom.), der Lehrerin (Dat./Gen.). It's regular; male form is Lehrer. No special prepositions or reflexive forms. Commonly used.
Examples
Die Lehrerin erklärt die Aufgabe sehr deutlich.
The (female) teacher explains the task very clearly.
Die Schule ehrte die Lehrerin, weil Kollegen ihre Geduld lobten.
The school honored the teacher because colleagues praised her patience.
Ich bin Lehrerin.
I am a female teacher.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a female teacher at a blackboard with 'Lehrerin' written above her.
Lehrerin sounds like 'learning' — think of a woman who leads learning.
die (feminine) — female professions usually take 'die'; remember 'die Lehrerin'.
Notes
Lehrerin is explicitly feminine. The male form is 'Lehrer'. Use 'die Lehrerin' for one female teacher and 'die Lehrerinnen' for plural.