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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
  • This week, as Spanish children across the country started their school year, the Reina Sofia primary school in Ceuta did its best to prepare for a normal first week, too – getting the front entrance clean and putting photos of teachers on the wall.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Florida teachers and adjunct professors are working full courseloads, grading papers, and often taking second and third jobs just to get by.
    — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • District leaders say the additional funding helps retain and recruit educators amid rising living costs.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Scott said the organization is advocating for special education leaders with lived experience and knowledge of disability rights, as well as more support for educators and staff and greater accountability for IEP implementation and compliance.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • Under that change, adult supervision, a log of activity and the ability for instructors to disable the tool would be required for students to use such a tool.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The gathering place is beach club Nammo, with its poolside restaurant and watersports instructors, smack in front of Bo’a break.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructors
Noun
  • Their owners include schoolteachers and secretaries alongside some of Los Angeles’ wealthiest families.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 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
  • There are not nearly enough supervisors, known as preceptors, willing to take on students for those 500 hours of training.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • And before the Dodgers opened a three-game set against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium, Hernández met with the hitting coaches.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sportico estimates that 21 coaches are making at least $10 million this season.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of coaches
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“Rectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectors. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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