1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Examples of teacher in a Sentence
Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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Math teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie were also killed, officials say.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
The students then ran to the back of the class and the teacher turned off the lights, Bri said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who was charged as an adult, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after previously pleading guilty to murdering four students and injuring seven others, including a teacher.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2024
English Teacher follows Evan Marquez, a gay English teacher in Austin, Texas, navigating the complexities of life in 2024 ranging from homophobia and discrimination to perhaps overly woke students trying to compensate.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
The students then ran to the back of the class and the teacher turned off the lights, Bri said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who was charged as an adult, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after previously pleading guilty to murdering four students and injuring seven others, including a teacher.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2024
English Teacher follows Evan Marquez, a gay English teacher in Austin, Texas, navigating the complexities of life in 2024 ranging from homophobia and discrimination to perhaps overly woke students trying to compensate.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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