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
Steve Bender was a longtime public health educator focusing on child safety in Volusia County.
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Steve Bender, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Each season’s bookmark includes a fresh list of aquatic and conservation-themed books for young readers curated by Enoch Pratt librarians and aquarium educators and designed to spark a child’s natural curiosity about the world around them.
—Nancy S. Grasmick, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2026
Twin Rivers Unified School District educators have been on strike for seven consecutive school days.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
By using certain teaching strategies, educators can responsibly and safely encourage students to participate in respectful, constructive conversations about difficult topics, such as the Iran war.
—Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026
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Steve Bender, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Each season’s bookmark includes a fresh list of aquatic and conservation-themed books for young readers curated by Enoch Pratt librarians and aquarium educators and designed to spark a child’s natural curiosity about the world around them.
—Nancy S. Grasmick, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2026
Twin Rivers Unified School District educators have been on strike for seven consecutive school days.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
By using certain teaching strategies, educators can responsibly and safely encourage students to participate in respectful, constructive conversations about difficult topics, such as the Iran war.
—Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educator
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Mike Coppola / Getty Images Theater teacher Carl Gonzalez taught Jordan as a junior and senior and has been at the school for 24 years.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Travis Barker has worked with them, and every song is a Blink 182-level, class clown anthem about hot teachers and not wanting to leave your bedroom.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Peralta, in this moment, had narrowed Willard down to his essence as an instructor.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Those in attendance included members of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, multiple Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Moreno’s high school JROTC instructor and guest speaker Chief Warrant Officer Tim Hughey (Ret).—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Educator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educator. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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