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inculcator

noun

Definition of inculcatornext
as in tutor

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  1. tutor
  2. doctor
  3. mentor
  4. professor
  5. guide
  6. coach
  7. regius professor
  8. dean
Noun
  • This will lead to her engaging a tutor, Ellington (Vincent Jamal Hooper), introduced for some light romantic tension vis a vis Shaquille.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Among her jobs was serving as an English as a Second Language tutor for the East Chicago school system.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of tutor
Noun
  • Your doctor may also recommend eating more iron-rich foods, such as red meat, poultry and fish, as well as legumes, leafy greens, seeds and nuts.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Talk to his doctors, his social worker, and the aides about other options.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • In the days after Ventura filed her lawsuit, Uptown Records’ Andre Harrell, who was a formative early mentor and friend to Combs, was named in a posthumous complaint brought by a Jane Doe.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • One of the women, Max’s mentor, Herschel, induces him to go to Malta, to work on a collection by a local poet, Ana.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mentor
Noun
  • No, the Unabomber, a onetime math genius and professor named Ted Kaczynski, was basically a hermit nerd in a Montana cabin who mailed bombs to scientists, engineers, professors, and other elites.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • So, when more than 3,000 of their professors — mostly math and science teachers — recently signed a letter calling for the return of the SAT, everyone took notice.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of professor
Noun
  • George is listed as a Santa Rosa native in the school’s media guide and graduated from Montgomery High School in that city.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Christian Grose, a political science professor at the University of Southern California, said the campaigns recognized that additional campaign funding went farther in reaching voters than the guide itself.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of guide
Noun
  • An executive coach who helps prepare clients for their psychedelic journeys in Silicon Valley, Nicolson says many of his tech-world clients come to him looking to change their perspective on reality and themselves.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • When coach Kevin Stefanski removed Rush with the Falcons trailing Carolina 27-3 in the third quarter, Strand entered to a loud ovation.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Kristian Skrede Gleditsch is regius professor of political science at the University of Essex and a research associate at the Peace Research Institute Oslo.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
Definition of regius professor
Noun
  • Allison was founding dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School, which for decades trained many of China’s government officials.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Nitin Nohria spent a decade as dean of Harvard Business School, and taught his first workshop there for new CEOs in 1997.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dean
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