as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Recent Examples of instructor
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Ashcraft tapped out before being ordered to dig a grave, get inside a body bag, and consider his eulogy as instructors piled dirt on top of him.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Accepted instructors set their rates and schedules, with site fees varying from 5% to 30% depending on lesson type.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Jaber teaches special education with Chicago Public Schools and is a part-time adjunct instructor of intensive English language at Moraine Valley Community College.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Ashcraft tapped out before being ordered to dig a grave, get inside a body bag, and consider his eulogy as instructors piled dirt on top of him.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Accepted instructors set their rates and schedules, with site fees varying from 5% to 30% depending on lesson type.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Jaber teaches special education with Chicago Public Schools and is a part-time adjunct instructor of intensive English language at Moraine Valley Community College.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructor
Noun
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Voters approved the Lee’s Summit School District’s Proposition C property tax funding measure that would provide around $4 million to pay for raises for teachers and staff.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the North Carolina Association of Educators is encouraging teachers to call out of work on May 1 for a march in Raleigh to call attention to the cause.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The teen’s autistic brother inspired her to become an elementary educator.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Millender, a Chicagoan, began his college career at Wayne State, then transferred to IUPUI and entered its Sports Capital Journalism Program, which is directed by Malcolm Moran, award winning sportswriter and longtime educator.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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