1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Latter-day Saint ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Shekian, 26, is a kindergarten teacher on the upper East Side, and first had Kesh take her picture as kind of a gag.
—Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Still, the mom said the teacher did not apologize.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
While capital and transportation costs are important, teacher and staff salaries are, too.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teacher
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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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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