Thesaurus results for INSTRUCTOR

instructor

noun

in-ˈstrək-tər

as in teacher

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system

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Recent Examples of instructor During her training at the UNC department of psychiatry, she was honored to serve as chief resident, clinical instructor of psychiatry, and psychotherapy supervisor. —

Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Mar. 2026 The instructors make money on their lessons and commissions and gain exposure through OMM; OMM earns through those sales as well as the fee for the kit. —

Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026 Students lost out on face time with instructors, their mental health suffered in the isolation, and their well-being deteriorated as some families endured hardship. —

ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 But the bestseller spent years struggling through desk jobs and bartending gigs, even a stint as a yoga instructor on her way to self-publishing her first novel. —

Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instructor

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Progress with some labor groups The school board on Tuesday approved four labor contracts with some of the district’s smaller unions — as negotiations continue with the teachers union and service workers that together represent more than 60,000 employees.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Critics include the Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, a non-profit formerly known as the Uvalde Foundation for Kids, which was formed in 2022 following the mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers a Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026