instructor

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in·struc·tor | \ in-ˈstrək-tər

Definition of instructor

: one that instructs : teacher especially : a college teacher below professorial rank

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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 Norrell said the facility will be manned by a staff including an administrator and six teachers as well as a yoga instructor and staff that work with the district’s therapy dog, Vuolo. — David Sharos, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021 The plane landed safely, and the flight instructor and a student inside were not hurt. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021 The flight instructor and a student aboard the plane landed safely and were not hurt. — Fox News, 1 Oct. 2021 The pilot of the Cessna, whose identity was not released, is certified as a commercial and transport pilot and a flight instructor and reported a total of 17,617 flight hours, including 10,000 hours in the Cessna 402, the report says. — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2021 Tara Ellison is a freelance writer and instructor in Los Angeles and is working on her second book. — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021 Spalding has long been an instructor and innovator. — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2021 Meanwhile, acquaintances in the Bay Area, where Souverneva had worked as a science tutor and yoga instructor through at least last year, seemed shocked by her alleged crime. — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2021 Mullen, the son of a dance instructor and drama teacher, sees a 100-yard field of grass as his canvas and the Gators’ sideline as his stage. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2021

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