as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
decided at a fairly young age that there is no more rewarding career than that of an educator
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Recent Examples of educator
Protesters also have gathered in the nation’s capital to demand safer, more equitable conditions for educators.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Plasencia has endorsed educator Robert Prater of Orlando to succeed her.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
As an educator, Negri taught jazz guitar for nearly 50 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 12 June 2026
In 2014, while working for a school district in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he was suspended from the school and the state put his pending educator license on hold.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Plasencia has endorsed educator Robert Prater of Orlando to succeed her.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
As an educator, Negri taught jazz guitar for nearly 50 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 12 June 2026
In 2014, while working for a school district in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he was suspended from the school and the state put his pending educator license on hold.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educator
Noun
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Deputies responded to Roye-Williams Elementary School in Havre De Grace for reports of an assault between a student and two teachers, which resulted in the teachers suffering non-life-threatening injuries.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Other educators included white teachers from the South and the North, sent by churches and aid societies.—
Rodney Coates,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Previously, Alix Earle, Jake Shane, Anastasia Karanikolaou and Stella Jones shared their own updates at sea with Alo, from fitness sessions with wellness instructors to below-deck getting ready videos.—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Nine were experienced skydivers, and the other two were about go on tandem jumps with instructor, officials said.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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“Educator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educator. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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