educator

noun

ed·​u·​ca·​tor ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tər 

1

: one skilled in teaching : teacher

2

a

: a student of the theory and practice of education : educationist sense 2

b

: an administrator in education

Synonyms of educator

• teacher
• instructor

Examples of educator in a Sentence

The conference will attract many leading scholars and educators.

decided at a fairly young age that there is no more rewarding career than that of an educator

Recent Examples on the Web

Sheridan School District educators are expected to return to the classroom next week after union members voted unanimously Friday to ratify a deal to end the longest teachers strike in recent Colorado history. —Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026

Now, with another Chancellor resigning, the Board of Regents must stop asking frontline educators at Charter Oak to accept below-minimum-wage compensation while executive instability continues to consume public and student dollars. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

In Boston, the Brooke Charter Schools became a haven for educators from other charters who had grown dismayed by their school’s ideological turn. —Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted unanimously to cancel classes May 1 after a slew of educators requested leave to participate in a march for more public education funding. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for educator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator