rectors

noun

plural of rector
as in teachers

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  1. teachers
  2. educators
  3. instructors
  4. schoolteachers
  5. preceptors
  6. coaches
Noun
  • Fuller is nearly six months into the new position, created as Texas faces growing scrutiny over how school districts handle allegations involving teachers, coaches, and other school employees.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • During the day, these women work as teachers, painter-decorators, full-time carers.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • But for educators, there is a growing consensus that AI literacy is about more than learning how to use generative AI and write good prompts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Convocation was an investment in preparing and aligning the thousands of educators and employees responsible for serving Fort Worth ISD students every day.
    — Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • The district has 12 instructors working toward obtaining their teaching licenses, the district said.
    — Sofi Zeman August 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the career department, there’s a chef and a car saleswoman, along with several teachers, tech recruiters and fitness instructors.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructors
Noun
  • Several schoolteachers described bringing the nest cam into their classrooms as a learning tool.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Schock grew up in Santa Clarita, California, the daughter of two schoolteachers.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolteachers
Noun
  • Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of preceptors
Noun
  • Even coaches who were let go in a January purge will say it now.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Since complacency doesn’t appear to be in the DNA of junior running back Ammar Banire, Oswego’s coaches have been preparing to turn their backfield standout loose.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaches
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“Rectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectors. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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