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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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
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The dullest focuses on Michael Peña and Zazie Beetz, who puncture the movie with some sharp line reads but are largely wasted in thankless roles as Mark and Janet, two teachers in a strained romantic relationship.
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San Francisco teachers go on strike San Francisco public schools shut down Monday as teachers went on strike demanding improved healthcare benefits and pay raises, leaving the families of some 50,000 students scrambling for child care and meals.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
This move could cut off some teachers, doctors, and other public workers from federal loan cancellation.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The dullest focuses on Michael Peña and Zazie Beetz, who puncture the movie with some sharp line reads but are largely wasted in thankless roles as Mark and Janet, two teachers in a strained romantic relationship.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
San Francisco teachers go on strike San Francisco public schools shut down Monday as teachers went on strike demanding improved healthcare benefits and pay raises, leaving the families of some 50,000 students scrambling for child care and meals.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 12 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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