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
This week, a Ball State employee was fired, and three teachers are no longer employed.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
My son is a third grade teacher.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
An investment document for Arkansas’ teachers pension fund says Veritas’ fund will target profitable businesses with values between $500 million and $5 billion.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Nia Brown stars as Pauline, a deceptively sweet classmate of Danny’s, and Game of Thrones breakout Jacob Anderson as fellow teacher Sam.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
My son is a third grade teacher.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
An investment document for Arkansas’ teachers pension fund says Veritas’ fund will target profitable businesses with values between $500 million and $5 billion.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Nia Brown stars as Pauline, a deceptively sweet classmate of Danny’s, and Game of Thrones breakout Jacob Anderson as fellow teacher Sam.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacher
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In Kansas, the state board of education commissioned a task force -- consisting of parents, educators and students -- on student screen time, which found that its schools should limit cellphone use, with some school going with a bell-to-bell ban.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other educators who spoke to the Herald describe parents cutting back on extracurricular activities, avoiding school pick-up and drop-off lines, and even keeping children home to study informally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The instructor reminds the class to be a buddy not a bully and everyone hears your dad snort.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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That same year, Baker also served as an instructor at a computer training event in Budenheim, Germany, attended by over 120 active computer investigators representing 66 countries.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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