student teacher

noun

: a student who is engaged in practice teaching

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During rehearsals, teams of marching technicians, student teachers and band leaders nitpick the show to perfection, sometimes spending much of their practice time going through the show second by second. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025 Working in schools helps student teachers deepen their knowledge not only of teaching but also of how schools, families and communities work together. Gail Richmond, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2025 Plaintiffs in the Clovis case described nearly identical abuse stretching back to 1998, when Yang was still a student teacher. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 Graduate student teachers went on strike over a compensation dispute, which led to protesters being arrested by Ann Arbor police, Ono withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay and ordering administrators to hire other students as strike breakers. Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for student teacher

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student teacher was in 1847

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“Student teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20teacher. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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