Thesaurus results for EDUCATOR

educator

noun

ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tər

as in teacher

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school decided at a fairly young age that there is no more rewarding career than that of an educator

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Recent Examples of educator Steve Bender was a longtime public health educator focusing on child safety in Volusia County. —

Steve Bender, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026 Each season’s bookmark includes a fresh list of aquatic and conservation-themed books for young readers curated by Enoch Pratt librarians and aquarium educators and designed to spark a child’s natural curiosity about the world around them. —

Nancy S. Grasmick, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2026 Twin Rivers Unified School District educators have been on strike for seven consecutive school days. —

Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026 By using certain teaching strategies, educators can responsibly and safely encourage students to participate in respectful, constructive conversations about difficult topics, such as the Iran war. —

Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for educator

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Progress with some labor groups The school board on Tuesday approved four labor contracts with some of the district’s smaller unions — as negotiations continue with the teachers union and service workers that together represent more than 60,000 employees.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Critics include the Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, a non-profit formerly known as the Uvalde Foundation for Kids, which was formed in 2022 following the mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers a Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026