educationist

ed·u·ca·tion·ist

noun \ˌe-jə-ˈkā-sh(ə-)nist\

Definition of EDUCATIONIST

1

chiefly British : a professional educator

2

: an educational theorist

Variants of EDUCATIONIST

ed·u·ca·tion·ist also ed·u·ca·tion·al·ist \-shnə-list, -shə-n^əl-ist\

Examples of EDUCATIONIST

1. <educationists around the U.K. were largely in support of the reforms>

First Known Use of EDUCATIONIST

1829

Related to EDUCATIONIST

Synonyms: teacher [chiefly British], educator, instructor, pedagogue (also pedagog), preceptor, schoolteacher

Related Words: headmaster, master, rector, schoolmaster; headmistress, instructress, mistress [chiefly British], schoolmarm (or schoolma'am), schoolmistress; coach, guide, guru, preparer, trainer; mentor, tutor, tutoress; drillmaster, inculcator; dean, docent, doctor, don, prof, professor, regius professor; academe, academic, academician, didact, pedant; governess, homeschooler; intern (also interne), practice teacher, reader, student teacher; catechist, lecturer, moralizer, preacher

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Rhymes with EDUCATIONIST

integrationist, segregationist