as in educator
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
a young man who ardently wants to become a teacher and teach first grade
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Recent Examples of teacher
How teachers use technology in the classroom will also change.
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Audience Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Federal agencies, publicists, government workers, and school teachers are among those logging in from home while America hosts the World Cup, according to Bloomberg.
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Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Twelve students and one teacher were killed at the Colorado school; another former student died in 2025 from complications related to injuries sustained that day.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Going to theater school here, all your teachers are also in the show.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
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Audience Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Federal agencies, publicists, government workers, and school teachers are among those logging in from home while America hosts the World Cup, according to Bloomberg.
—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Twelve students and one teacher were killed at the Colorado school; another former student died in 2025 from complications related to injuries sustained that day.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Going to theater school here, all your teachers are also in the show.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for teacher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacher
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Years later, longtime educator Beverly Williams called, offering her a position in Pulaski County -- the same area where Atkins-Butcher had lived in the 1980s and where her parents had recently returned.
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These moments have shaped Pryor’s thinking about teaching and educators’ responsibilities.
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Nejat’s inspection was conducted by an instructor and Delta video producer named Matthew Miller.
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The elder Moniak, now 86, played six seasons in the Red Sox farm system from 1958-63, and like Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, was among the young outfielders who benefited from the tutelage of a special batting instructor named Ted Williams at spring training ‘61-63.
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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