Standard Lemma guide

instructor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S T R AH1 K T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who instructs; a teacher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person whose occupation is teaching

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teacher

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: educator, pedagogue, pedagog

Narrower terms: art teacher, Bahai, catechist, coach, private instructor, tutor, dancing-master, dance master, demonstrator, docent, English teacher, English professor, French teacher, governess, instructress, math teacher, mathematics teacher, missionary, music teacher, preceptor, don, reading teacher, riding master, schoolteacher, school teacher, science teacher, section man, teaching fellow

History

Etymology

From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.

Across languages

Translations

92 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعَلِّم (muʕallim) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Arabic: مُعَلِّمَة (muʕallima) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Belarusian: інстру́ктар (instrúktar) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Belarusian: інстру́ктарка (instrúktarka) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Bengali: মুর্শিদ (murśid) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Bengali: মুয়াল্লিম (muẏallim) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Bulgarian: инстру́ктор (instrúktor) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Catalan: instructor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Chechen: хьехархо (ḥrexarxo) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Chinese Mandarin: 教練 /教练 (jiàoliàn) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Czech: instruktor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Danish: instruktør — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Dutch: leermeester — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Dutch: leermeesteres — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Dutch: instructeur — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Dutch: instructrice — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Estonian: instruktor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Finnish: opettaja — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Finnish: kouluttaja — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Finnish: ohjaaja — one who instructs; a teacher
  • French: instructeur — one who instructs; a teacher
  • French: instructrice — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Galician: instrutor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Ausbilder — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Ausbilderin — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Lehrender — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Lehrende — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Lehrer — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Lehrerin — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Dozent — one who instructs; a teacher
  • German: Dozentin — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Greek: διδάσκαλος (didáskalos) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Greek: διδασκάλισσα (didaskálissa) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Greek: δάσκαλος (dáskalos) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Greek: δασκάλα (daskála) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Greek: εκπαιδευτής (ekpaideftís) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Greek: εκπαιδεύτρια (ekpaidéftria) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Ancient Greek: κατηχητής (katēkhētḗs) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Ancient Greek: διδάσκαλος (didáskalos) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Hungarian: oktató — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Hungarian: tanár — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Italian: istruttore — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Italian: insegnante — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Japanese: インストラクター (insutorakutā) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Japanese: 教師 (kyōshi) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Kalmyk: зааһач (zaağaç) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Korean: 강사 (gangsa) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Korean: 교사 (gyosa) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Kyrgyz: нускоочу (nuskoocu) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Latin: docens — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Latin: praeceptor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Latin: praeceptrix — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Norwegian Bokmål: instruktør — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Norwegian Bokmål: instruktrise — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Norwegian Bokmål: instruktørinne — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: instruktør — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: instruktrise — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Persian: آموزگار (âmuzgâr) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Persian: مدرس (modarres) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Persian: معلم (mo'allem) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Polish: instruktor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Polish: instruktorka — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Portuguese: instrutor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Portuguese: instrutora — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Portuguese: instructor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Portuguese: instructora — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Romanian: instructor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Romanian: instructoare — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: инстру́ктор (instrúktor) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: инстру́кторша (instrúktorša) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: преподава́тель (prepodavátelʹ) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: преподава́тельница (prepodavátelʹnica) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: учи́тель (učítelʹ) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: учи́тельница (učítelʹnica) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: тре́нер (tréner) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Russian: тре́нерша (trénerša) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Spanish: instructor — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Spanish: instructora — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: instruktör — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: instruktris — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: handledare — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: handledarinna — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: lärare — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: lärarinna — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Swedish: utbildare — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Tagalog: dalubturo — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Tagalog: Dtro. — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Tajik: омӯзгор (omüzgor) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Tajik: муаллим (muallim) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Thai: อาจารย์ (aa-jaan) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Ukrainian: інстру́ктор (instrúktor) — one who instructs; a teacher
  • Ukrainian: інстру́кторка (instrúktorka) — one who instructs; a teacher
Real reading context

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