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
Students, parents and educators gathered before school across the street from Oaklawn Language Academy, north of uptown.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Your mom is an educator and your dad is a doctor.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Per the sheriff's office, she has been charged with second-degree improper relationship between an educator and a student.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Misguided reform wiped away some of the greatest progress that modern educators have made toward racial equality.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Your mom is an educator and your dad is a doctor.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Per the sheriff's office, she has been charged with second-degree improper relationship between an educator and a student.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Misguided reform wiped away some of the greatest progress that modern educators have made toward racial equality.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educator
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The Kaukauna Area School District released a statement on Monday saying it had been made aware of the post and that Meyer, who has worked as a teacher in the district for more than 20 years, had been placed on administrative leave.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mata and other teachers said Soliz was unable to answer questions about how the chart was created, including grade levels and how many students were included in the data.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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The instructor will start off by giving attendees a prompt to spark creativity along with stress-reducing breathing exercises.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Many local instructors will be participating in a rally organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators in downtown Raleigh to call for more state investment in education.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Educator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educator. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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