educationists

noun

plural of educationist, chiefly British
as in teachers
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school educationists around the U.K. were largely in support of the reforms

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  1. teachers
  2. educators
  3. instructors
Noun
  • Colin Gray’s sentencing represents the end of a harrowing road that began with the September 2024 shooting in which his son, then 14, fatally shot two students and two teachers and injured nine others at his Winder, Georgia, high school.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Faced with an assessment task that is squishy, particularly when dealing with students who are at the beginning of their growth as writers, many teachers have fallen back on structural measures.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • More than 50,000 students, families, educators, business leaders, and community members helped shape the vision.
    — Keith Brooks, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Cummings says religious sisters have dedicated their lives to serving vulnerable people as everything from battlefield nurses to inner-city educators.
    — Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • Receiving is an easier skill to improve than say, arm strength and athleticism, catching instructors say.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Aside from firearm education and training, Valkyrie plans to offer a host of special events, courses and instructors, the pair said.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of instructors
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