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
At The Origin Hip Hop Performing Arts Academy North County, located in The Shoppes at Carlsbad mall, Filipino American dance instructor Angel Deocampo, offers weekly pop-in K-pop instruction for varying skill levels and ages.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Several students have gone on to start careers at their instructors’ companies.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
When a flight instructor offered to fly along with him, John had declined.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
For newbies, instructors recommend finding a teacher whose style suits you.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Several students have gone on to start careers at their instructors’ companies.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
When a flight instructor offered to fly along with him, John had declined.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
For newbies, instructors recommend finding a teacher whose style suits you.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructor
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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At the heart of its work are more than 600,000 members of the First Book Network, the largest online community of individual educators, professionals and volunteers dedicated to supporting children living in low-income communities across North America.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles Unified School District has reached a tentative two-year agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing its roughly 35,000 educators and that was planning to go on strike Tuesday, officials announced today.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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