teacher

noun

teach·​er ˈtē-chər 

1

: one that teaches

especially : one whose occupation is to instruct

2

: a Latter-day Saint ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood

Synonyms of teacher

• educator
• instructor

Examples of teacher in a Sentence

Experience is a good teacher.

She is a first-grade teacher.

a teacher of driver's education

Recent Examples on the Web

Paulino recently retired as a Hamilton Township School District elementary teacher and worked seasonally as a Santa Claus actor. —Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025

While libraries formally held the line and didn't stock the book for a time, librarians and teachers who knew of the circumstances would find ways to get it into young readers' hands. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025

Now picture for a second, when in 2022 Leavens joined the staff at Guadalupe Centers Middle School, in Kansas City, as an English Language Development teacher and learned there was no library or librarian. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025

Jill Biden, a teacher, advocated for community colleges. —Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing teacher

• head teacher
• parent-teacher association
• student teacher
• substitute teacher
• supply teacher
• teacher's pet

Rhymes for teacher

• bleacher
• creature
• feature
• preacher
• reacher
• schoolteacher

Kids Definition

teacher

noun

teach·​er ˈtē-chər 

: one that teaches

especially : a person whose occupation is to instruct