teacher

[ tee-cher ]
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noun
  1. a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.

Origin of teacher

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, teacher is from the Middle English word techer.See teach, -er1

Other words from teacher

  • teach·er·less, adjective
  • teach·er·ship, noun
  • non·teach·er, noun
  • self-teacher, noun
  • un·der·teach·er, noun

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How to use teacher in a sentence

  • Then my luck changed and I found myself under one of the very greatest teachers of his time, Professor Huxley.

    The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
  • He also instituted primary schools in every commune, and started an cole Normale for the training of teachers.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Teachers often complain that they can never induce some of their pupils to ask questions on their tasks.

    Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
  • The way them boys was tellin' about the teachers they had knowed made me feel for your life when I seen you come in.

  • Unlike many other teachers, Susy had not to go about enticing boys to her Sabbath class.

    The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for teacher

teacher

/ (ˈtiːtʃə) /


noun
  1. a person whose occupation is teaching others, esp children

  2. a personified concept that teaches: nature is a good teacher

Derived forms of teacher

  • teacherless, adjective

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