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 During a six-day educators strike in January 2019 led by United Teachers Los Angeles, LAUSD campuses remained open, with the district relying on substitute teachers and skeleton crews of administrators and other non-striking staff to keep schools running. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 This warm honey look is a collaboration between stylists and educators Marcel Henriquez and Leysa Carrillo. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026 Notes from school nurses flagging that a child failed a vision screening may also get lost in a backpack on the way home, educators say. —

Kristen Hwang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 The group has championed early literacy legislation, protected teacher preparation training and incentive programs, as well as lobbied for funding for future educators who commit to working in low-income schools. —

Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for educator

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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
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