teachers

plural of teacher

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Recent Examples of teachers But their buildings still need maintenance, school buses still need to run, and teachers still need to be paid. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Discontented teachers staged similar walkouts elsewhere in Spain this year. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 While police continued to investigate John’s motive, distraught parents, teachers and others gathered outside the school Saturday to leave flowers, pray and cry. — Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The joy and innocence that greeted students and teachers on their return to school in early September has been lost, replaced by a somber and quiet aura. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Saturday Morning Detention has two comics, Tay Brightman and CJ Marrinan, acting as the teachers to help keep the chaos organized and moderate the games. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, a 19-year-old student at a vocational school in the Mazovian province attacked fellow students, teachers and passersby with a sharp object, wounding nine people. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Many commenters criticize the low pay for teachers, suggesting that economic pressures drive educators to seek additional income through unconventional means. — Dan Simmons, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 France's education ministry is in the process of urgently contacting around 3,000 spare teachers who could be sent to schools with the most pressing needs, often located in low-income areas, said Education Minister Edouard Geffray. — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachers
Noun
  • Saunders was there for one season, succeeding Mike Hancock, who resigned while citing anxiety, grief and depression in the wake of a 2024 school shooting that left two students and two educators dead.
    — Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Early-childhood educators earn a national median near $27,000.
    — Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Our workforce model still depends on real instructors, mentors, employers, educational institutions and community partners.
    — Maria Trochimezuk, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Teachers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teachers. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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