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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This ruse comes in handy when the school's malevolent science teacher, Professor Pee-Pee Diarrheastein Poopypants Esq., hatches a plot to eliminate all laughter from the school.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024
Dickey was an Arizona Senate staffer, part-time teacher, bookkeeper, school board member and assistant director of the Department of Environmental Quality.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
Recall the countless, underpaid teachers that inspire students to cherish learning, wisdom, justice and every benevolent instinct of the human heart.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
The 7-year-old Bengal-Tabby mix, whose real name is Sly James the Cat, became a hit with local Chiefs fans when his owner, teacher Brandy Peed, began dressing him as the team's star quarterback Patrick Mahomes — with his curly hair and all.
—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024
Dickey was an Arizona Senate staffer, part-time teacher, bookkeeper, school board member and assistant director of the Department of Environmental Quality.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
Recall the countless, underpaid teachers that inspire students to cherish learning, wisdom, justice and every benevolent instinct of the human heart.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
The 7-year-old Bengal-Tabby mix, whose real name is Sly James the Cat, became a hit with local Chiefs fans when his owner, teacher Brandy Peed, began dressing him as the team's star quarterback Patrick Mahomes — with his curly hair and all.
—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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