1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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The legislature never dealt with how to pay for the teachers’ union nirvana.
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Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A substitute school teacher has been arrested and accused of sending inappropriate messages to students in Norwalk.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A substitute school teacher has been arrested and accused of sending inappropriate messages to students in Norwalk.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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