teacher

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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

Recent Examples on the Web Turner has been a social studies teacher at Sycamore High School for the past 16 years. — Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2021 Chang, who retired at the same time as Kreuper, was an eighth-grade teacher for about 20 years and had served as vice principal for the past several years. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2021 In addition to being a wonderful teacher, what is truly amazing is the professional way Cathy carries herself. — cleveland, 6 June 2021 Her father, Harvey, was a bacteriologist who later owned a toy store; her mother, Anne (Tucker) Cole, was a teacher. — New York Times, 4 June 2021 Mike's son Pat Hayhurst is a football coach and science teacher in Lancaster, California. — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2021 Then two years ago, a friend (who is also a gardening teacher) brought over a plant clipping to my apartment. — Leah Koenig, Forbes, 2 June 2021 It’s also been rumored to be an inspiration for Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who was an English teacher in Porto in the early 1990s. — Time, 1 June 2021 Todd Gragg is a teacher for Seminole Public Schools, a small district about an hour from Oklahoma City. — Tawnell D. Hobbs, WSJ, 29 May 2021

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