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
Granieri was pretty certain her son had ADHD, but his teachers didn't think so.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The teen reportedly admitted to investigators that his former teacher had picked him up and driven him to a nearby neighborhood.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
My sister was a public school teacher.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, the court paused a California law banning teachers from being forced to out students questioning their gender to their parents.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The teen reportedly admitted to investigators that his former teacher had picked him up and driven him to a nearby neighborhood.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
My sister was a public school teacher.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, the court paused a California law banning teachers from being forced to out students questioning their gender to their parents.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacher
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Convince the city’s powers to consult with advisers and decision-makers with deep roots in the neighborhoods — community leaders, organizers, educators and art-makers.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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That conversation, Tabatabai said, was just the start of what will be a long-term reframing of how educators teach about Chavez and the farmworkers movement — something teachers across the state already have begun to reckon with since the allegations arose.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report that the Piper PA-28-140 experienced rapidly declining engine performance shortly after departing from Deer Valley Airport on March 4, forcing the instructor to attempt an emergency return.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Katherine Rochester is an editor at Artforum and an instructor in the MA in Curatorial Practice Program at the School of Visual Arts, in New York City.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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