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
Leftie Lee’s Leftie + friends summer camp with pop-up chef instructors.
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Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the Test Flying Academy of South Africa.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The actor is joined by actual Peloton instructors including Tunde Oyeneyin, who gets into strength training with him.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Bad Bunny the college instructor Grutman's long game with Bad Bunny started at Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, where for five years Grutman has taught a class.
—Dave Osborn, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the Test Flying Academy of South Africa.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The actor is joined by actual Peloton instructors including Tunde Oyeneyin, who gets into strength training with him.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Bad Bunny the college instructor Grutman's long game with Bad Bunny started at Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, where for five years Grutman has taught a class.
—Dave Osborn, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructor
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Pat Molnar, a teacher at Redlands High School for three decades, is one of many critics of the district's new policy and whether it is being implemented fairly.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The governors’ endorsements of Turning Point USA, to the exclusion of other student clubs, has come under criticism from teachers unions and civil liberties groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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 19 Apr. 2026.
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