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educator

[ ej-oo-key-ter ]
/ ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tər /
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noun
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
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Origin of educator

1560–70; <Latin ēducātor, equivalent to ēducā(re) (see educate) + -tor-tor
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British Dictionary definitions for educator

educator
/ (ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtə) /

noun
a person who educates; teacher
a specialist in education; educationalist
(in South Africa) a school teacher
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