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
The former police chief was also sentenced to 50 years for the rape of an Arkansas elementary school teacher in 1997.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Advanced Placement (AP) program, which administered 5 million exams at $99 each in 2025, rakes in nearly $500 million, supplemented by millions from course materials and teacher training .
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Prior to his career as an entrepreneur, Robertson worked as a teacher and a commercial fisherman.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 May 2025
The bus flipped over and caught fire; the children were trapped inside, and six died, along with one of their teachers.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Advanced Placement (AP) program, which administered 5 million exams at $99 each in 2025, rakes in nearly $500 million, supplemented by millions from course materials and teacher training .
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Prior to his career as an entrepreneur, Robertson worked as a teacher and a commercial fisherman.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 May 2025
The bus flipped over and caught fire; the children were trapped inside, and six died, along with one of their teachers.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacher
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He was born in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa to expatriate Indian parents, who were both educators, and grew up there as the country was ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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This works especially well for educators, consultants, or coaches.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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On March 17, 1947, Christensen gathered with other flight instructors at a naval air base in Glenview, Illinois.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 May 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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