1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Latter-day Saint ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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An Indiana General Assembly bill to protect teachers' rights to display the Ten Commandments in Indiana public schools is after failing to get a vote ahead of a key legislative deadline.
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Wright also said a teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a social media post circulated of the educator displaying protest signs -- which included profanity -- while on campus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
In District 181, DeVito works as a resource teacher, providing small pull-out groups focused on developing students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and often pushing into classrooms, O’Connor said.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Youth voices have suggested solutions Problem gambling agencies are slowly adapting tipsheets for parents, curricula for teachers and recruiting young voices to tell their stories to kids.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Wright also said a teacher has been placed on administrative leave after a social media post circulated of the educator displaying protest signs -- which included profanity -- while on campus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
In District 181, DeVito works as a resource teacher, providing small pull-out groups focused on developing students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and often pushing into classrooms, O’Connor said.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Youth voices have suggested solutions Problem gambling agencies are slowly adapting tipsheets for parents, curricula for teachers and recruiting young voices to tell their stories to kids.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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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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