1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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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The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Verbatim bell hooks Writer and academic, teacher and activist.
—JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
James briefed teachers on their return.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Verbatim bell hooks Writer and academic, teacher and activist.
—JSTOR Daily, 3 Oct. 2025
James briefed teachers on their return.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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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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