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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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Join, stay in, talk to the teacher next door.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
This has most painfully affected public-school teachers.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Students use Canvas to track deadlines, get teacher updates, submit work and read class messages.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 13 May. 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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