teacher

noun

ˈtē-chər How to pronounce teacher (audio)
Definition of teachernext
as in educator
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school a young man who ardently wants to become a teacher and teach first grade

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Recent Examples of teacher In the summer of 1981, Kennedy went to Vermont to interview his onetime teacher Saul Bellow for Esquire. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 At the time, Brigitte was working at a Catholic school in northern France as a drama teacher and Emmanuel was a 15-year-old student. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 School officials and the mayor of New Haven are at odds over the safety of the city’s public school buildings, even as teachers are set to welcome students back to school on Monday. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 This year, Rosstat stopped providing data on the salaries of civil servants, teachers, and doctors; on Russians’ spending on housing and utilities; and on household income and expenditure. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teacher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacher
  1. educator
  2. instructor
Noun
  • Multi-disciplinary artist and educator Rosales puts a driving ’90s beat on the page in this look back at growing up in Boyle Heights.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • With students’ unmet needs often becoming more apparent in middle and high school, when academic demands increase and educators have less time and fewer resources to help, Ybarra stressed the importance of addressing those needs earlier.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of educator
Noun
  • The Athletic confirmed the instructor as former military service member Tim Ziesel, a nonuniversity employee.
    — Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The show is hosted by by Kyle Brandt and co-hosted by fitness instructor Ally Love.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructor

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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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