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noun teach·er \ ˈtē-chər \

Definition of teacher

1 :one that teaches; especially :one whose occupation is to instruct

2 :a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood

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Examples of teacher in a Sentence

Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education

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According to the complaint, Turpin works as a special education teacher at an elementary school in Englewood on the South Side.

— jason meisner, chicagotribune.com, "CPS special education teacher charged with federal weapons offenses," 30 Aug. 2017
KIPP opened a school specifically for those students and with those teachers, the story says.

— bob warren, NOLA.com, "Texas educators to use Katrina lessons in Harvey aftermath: report," 30 Aug. 2017
Grants are available to active teachers from the Lake County & Indiana Retired Teachers.

— kitty conley, Post-Tribune, "Kitty Conley's Scratching Post," 28 Aug. 2017
That’s how Bob Fletcher, a science teacher in Hobart, Tasmania, initially located the brown dwarf in the Astrophysical Journal Letters paper.

— jesse emspak, Smithsonian, "Astronomy Needs You: To Help in the Hunt for Planet 9," 28 Aug. 2017
Preschool teachers will notify parents of their preschooler’s starting date and time.

— jeanne houck, Cincinnati.com, "Construction delays give Anderson High students four more days of summer vacation," 24 Aug. 2017
Thus, a retired science teacher quickly added me to her list of successes.

— john timmer, Ars Technica, "Total eclipse of the Ars," 21 Aug. 2017
The married mom of three, a teacher’s aide to special-education students, is worried that Republicans may make insurance more expensive for people like her, with preexisting conditions.

— anna gorman, Kaiser Health News, "Often Missing In The Health Care Debate: Women’s Voices," 17 Aug. 2017
My drama teacher at my deaf school saw the casting call and sent it to my mom.

— joe mcgovern, EW.com, "Meet the incredible child star of Todd Haynes' Wonderstruck," 15 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of teacher

14th century

teacher Synonyms

Synonyms

educationist [chiefly British], educator, instructor, pedagogue (also pedagog), preceptor, schoolteacher

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

TEACHER Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of teacher for English Language Learners

: a person or thing that teaches something; especially : a person whose job is to teach students about certain subjects

TEACHER Defined for Kids

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noun teach·er \ ˈtē-chər \

Definition of teacher for Students

:a person who passes on information or skill

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