instructor

noun

in·​struc·​tor in-ˈstrək-tər How to pronounce instructor (audio)
: one that instructs : teacher
especially : a college teacher below professorial rank
instructorship noun

Examples of instructor in a Sentence

He's a poetry instructor at a local community college. had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
Recent Examples on the Web At the end of the final simulator day, I was tested by the chief flight instructor, an Army veteran named Rob Dreer, who flew drones in Afghanistan and Iraq. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Before long, the instructors went up to Ilam district. Alex Travelli Uma Bista, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024 More than six million viewers tuned in for the finale, in which Turner chose between Nist and Minnesota fitness instructor Leslie Fhima. The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024 At Sacramento City College, Hispanic instructors are 12% of the adjunct population. Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024 At a recent training, instructor John Shryock taught new hires about the STAR program, which the city rolled out in 2020 as an alternative to police. Meg Anderson, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024 By mid-2019, Carlo was working at the department’s Emergency Vehicle Operations Center in Pomona as an instructor. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 For example, the school’s lead instructor, Roger Carson brings a background in radio. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024 In August 1987, Dirty Dancing swept moviegoers off their feet with the upstairs-downstairs romance between an earnest daddy’s girl (Jennifer Grey) and a macho dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) at the fictional Kellerman's resort in the Catskills. EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of instructor was in the 15th century

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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instructor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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instructor

noun
in·​struc·​tor in-ˈstrək-tər How to pronounce instructor (audio)
: one that instructs : teacher
instructorship noun

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