Synonyms of teacher

teacher

noun

ˈtē-chər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• educator
• instructor
• professor
• schoolteacher
• tutor
• coach
• pedagogue
• doctor
• headmaster
• preceptor
• educationist
• lecturer
• preacher
• mentor
• schoolmaster
• intern
• trainer
• rector
• academe
• guide
• headmistress
• academic
• schoolmistress
• reader
• master
• prof
• schoolmarm
• dean
• preparer
• mistress
• guru
• instructress
• docent
• academician
• catechist
• student teacher
• pedant
• don
• drillmaster
• governess
• tutoress
• homeschooler
• inculcator
• didact
• practice teacher
• regius professor
• moralizer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of teacher

But Deidre Kelly, a veteran sixth-grade math teacher based in Texas, loves both. — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026

Freelancers, whether artists, journalists or teachers, need proof of their vocation with, say, a diploma or a license, along with evidence of financial means. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 July 2026

In February, a teacher was killed near her school after a man fleeing ICE crashed a car into hers. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

When Rocha was elected in 2021 as governor of Sinaloa, a stronghold of Mexico’s drug trade for almost a century, the former teachers’ union organizer was known as a skilled political operator and a close friend of then-President López Obrador. — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 July 2026