noun
Meaning 1
One who instructs; a teacher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who instructs; a teacher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person whose occupation is teaching
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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
From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.
Across languages
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.