as in educator
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
a young man who ardently wants to become a teacher and teach first grade
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Recent Examples of teacher
Wendt got involved with Sandy Hook Promise at Stagg a decade ago, along with then fellow teacher Mary Patt Carr, who is now the school’s director of safety and security, after receiving an email from parents who lost children in the Sandy Hook tragedy.
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Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
First up this week, Joelle Renstrom talks with Drew about being a teacher in 2025 and her recent essay for the site about Cliffs Notes.
—The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Gaga herself appears in the sixth episode as a psychic teacher at the fictional school.
—Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Arnie Reyes, the teacher of Classroom 111 — one of those entered by the gunman — also reported problems with his door lock, according to an interview then-Principal Mandy Gutierrez gave to investigators, but that is not mentioned in the work orders.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
First up this week, Joelle Renstrom talks with Drew about being a teacher in 2025 and her recent essay for the site about Cliffs Notes.
—The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Gaga herself appears in the sixth episode as a psychic teacher at the fictional school.
—Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Arnie Reyes, the teacher of Classroom 111 — one of those entered by the gunman — also reported problems with his door lock, according to an interview then-Principal Mandy Gutierrez gave to investigators, but that is not mentioned in the work orders.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacher
Noun
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What’s Helsinki’s strategy for attracting high quality educators?—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Murphy’s family background — his parents were teachers, his grandfather a headmaster, most of his aunts and uncles educators — gave him a natural connection to the role.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Families will paint Autumn Gnomes together, with instructors guiding the process step-by-step so even beginners can walk away proud of their canvas.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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His latest is the story of a teenager who steals his driving instructor’s car in order to visit his girlfriend in college.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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