educator
Americannoun
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educators
plural
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a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
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an educationist.
noun
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a person who educates; teacher
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a specialist in education; educationalist
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(in South Africa) a school teacher
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of educator
1560–70; < Latin ēducātor, equivalent to ēducā ( re ) ( see educate) + -tor -tor
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The study involved 20 healthy adults who participated in a 7-day residential program led by neuroscience educator and author Joe Dispenza, D.C.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
“I am a career educator and strong believer in public education,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
That changed on 18 July when Delhi police forcibly removed and hospitalised hunger-striking educator Sonam Wangchuk.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In 1942, when one of the leaders of the House Un-American Activities Committee baselessly accused the famous educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune of being a communist, Smith sprang into action.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the early 1920s, Carter G. Woodson, a historian and educator who had earned a PhD in history from Harvard seventeen years after Du Bois, served as the colleges dean.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
"We have decided to provide free online coaching for various competitive examinations for our youth. We have the digital public infrastructure, and we have highly talented teachers and educators," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nash said she had discussed the issue with educators and believes they need more support.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Employers rated job-specific abilities first, while educators ranked them last and prioritized broader “soft” skills.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the Compton Unified School District, for example, educators show kindergartners a photo of 10 cows and ask students to count them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
They were followed by thousands of women marching in groups representing college students, doctors, nurses, lawyers, business leaders, artists, educators, librarians, actresses, and musicians.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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