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
This kind of data hits educators, including administrators, quite hard.
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Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
And what responsibilities do current policymakers, employers, and educators bear in redesigning for the future?
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Flag Day was first celebrated in the late 1800s by educators around the U.S., according to the National Constitution Center, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared that June 14 would be forever known as the day of the flag.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 15 June 2025
It was conjured by Jacob Adler, a composer and educator from Arizona State University, stitched together from image generators, synthetic voices, and video animation tools — most notably Runway’s Gen-3, the company’s latest text-to-video model.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
And what responsibilities do current policymakers, employers, and educators bear in redesigning for the future?
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Flag Day was first celebrated in the late 1800s by educators around the U.S., according to the National Constitution Center, and in May 1916, President Woodrow Wilson declared that June 14 would be forever known as the day of the flag.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 15 June 2025
It was conjured by Jacob Adler, a composer and educator from Arizona State University, stitched together from image generators, synthetic voices, and video animation tools — most notably Runway’s Gen-3, the company’s latest text-to-video model.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for educator
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An amateur concert pianist and part-time high school social-studies teacher, the center-right politician was the longest-serving Dutch Prime Minister in history.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
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My writing teacher, who is a poet from Argentina, and Elisa Medde wrote for my book.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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The stern instructor displays a remarkable amount of patience as the student bashes the unfortunate victim against every solid surface in sight — even alien beings capable of traversing the cosmos can have bad days at the office.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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The staff of the kids’ club will accompany children ages four and up to the nearest ski resort, where they are then supervised by French Ski School instructors, reserved exclusively for the kids’ resort, leaving parents free to ski on their own or enjoy a day at the Evian spa.—
Hannah Seligson,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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“Educator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educator. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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