educator
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of educator
1560–70; < Latin ēducātor, equivalent to ēducā ( re ) ( educate ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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“He seems to have been called by every honorary title imaginable,” noted one biographer—“the country’s leading novelist, philosopher, educator, designer, agricultural experimenter, architect, industrial management specialist, general and ping pong trainer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The study followed 20 healthy adults who took part in a 7-day residential retreat led by neuroscience educator and author Joe Dispenza, D.C.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
He’s dissuaded every client who’s raised the idea, including a doctor and an educator.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Before she became an educator at UT–Arlington, she spent decades as a forensic analyst working high-profile cases such as the Branch Davidian siege in Waco.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
It is the essential aspect of his genius as an educator.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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