instructor

1 of 2

noun (1)

in·​struc·​tor in-ˈstrək-tər 

: one that instructs : teacher

especially : a college teacher below professorial rank

instructorship

in-ˈstrək-tər-ˌship 

noun

instructorship

2 of 2

noun (2)

in·​struc·​tor·​ship ə̇nzˈtrəktə(r)ˌship 

ə̇nˈst-

: the position or status of an instructor

obtained an instructorship at the university

Synonyms of instructor

Noun (1)

• teacher
• educator

Examples of instructor in a Sentence

Noun (1)

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

Noun

Over the past year, Winters led AI training for over 7,000 teachers, almost a third of Utah’s public school instructors. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Since Dirty John, Terra has become a yoga instructor, podcast host and life coach, focusing on helping survivors to overcome trauma. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Under the collaboration, instructors could use natural-language prompts to create training scenarios. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

The district has 12 instructors working toward obtaining their teaching licenses, the district said. — Sofi Zeman august 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for instructor

• abductor
• adductor
• conductor
• constructor
• destructor
• inductor
• mukhtar
• semiconductor
• superconductor

Kids Definition

instructor

noun

in·​struc·​tor in-ˈstrək-tər 

: one that instructs : teacher

instructorship

-ˌship 

noun