as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Recent Examples of instructor
Brady comes to the Generals with significant experience in gymnastics as an athlete and as an instructor.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Porter earlier this year also submitted a request to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) to revoke Campo’s certification as an instructor but later withdrew it.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
While a small to moderate amount of coffee has anti-inflammatory benefits, more than 400 milligrams of caffeine a day can actually cause inflammation, Lindsay Malone, MS, RDN, LD, instructor and clinical dietitian at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, told Health.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 June 2025
Dives are limited to five days per week and are led by local instructors.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Porter earlier this year also submitted a request to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) to revoke Campo’s certification as an instructor but later withdrew it.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
While a small to moderate amount of coffee has anti-inflammatory benefits, more than 400 milligrams of caffeine a day can actually cause inflammation, Lindsay Malone, MS, RDN, LD, instructor and clinical dietitian at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, told Health.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 June 2025
Dives are limited to five days per week and are led by local instructors.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructor
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Hardin, 56, was in prison serving a decadeslong sentence for the 2017 murder of water department employee James Appleton in Gateway, Arkansas, and the 1997 rape of a school teacher in nearby Rogers.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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To that end, the Institute sends teachers into public schools across the state.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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It was conjured by Jacob Adler, a composer and educator from Arizona State University, stitched together from image generators, synthetic voices, and video animation tools — most notably Runway’s Gen-3, the company’s latest text-to-video model.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Francisco Ortiz, president of United Teachers of Richmond which represents educators and other district staff, also spoke highly of Cotton’s character and professional approach in an interview Thursday.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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