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
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of educator
1560–70; < Latin ēducātor, equivalent to ēducā ( re ) ( see educate) + -tor -tor
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Omar described him as an educator and said he died in 2020 from Covid-19 complications.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Occupation that appears on the ballot: community college educator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Looking at the paintings I felt like not just remembering all that happened, but remembering that unity that came," educator Farran Burnette, 40, told AFP after visiting the exhibit.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
They help him and his American wife, Anna, also an educator, care for Boyagoda’s father, an immigrant from Sri Lanka who has dementia and lives with the family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the early 20th century, Carl Orff met gymnastics and dance educator Dorothée Gunther and established an innovative school for children based on the idea that all human beings are musical by nature.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Although he is enjoying his posting, Legrand understands why some young educators leave the profession.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
As AI becomes more visible, it is important that learners and educators are supported to understand both the opportunities and challenges these technologies present.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
As a council member, Von Wilpert authored bills to ban untraceable guns and launched housing grant initiatives for educators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She makes herself sick with guilt over her choices, reaching out to activists and her daughter’s former educators to help her make sense of the problem and her response to it.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Yes, we had a few writers, singers, educators, actors, actresses and so on, but few had attained the international stature of their American counterparts.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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