instructor

[ in-struhk-ter ]

/ ɪnˈstrʌk tər /

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noun

a person who instructs; teacher.

a teacher in a college or university who ranks below an assistant professor.

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Origin of instructor

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to instruc-, variant stem of instruere (see instruct) + -tor -tor

SYNONYMS FOR instructor

1. tutor, schoolmaster, preceptor, pedagogue.

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Related formsin·struc·to·ri·al

[in-struhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] /ˌɪn strʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectivein·struc·tor·ship, nounself-in·struc·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for instructor

instructor

/ (ɪnˈstrʌktə) /

noun

someone who instructs; teacher

US and Canadian a university teacher ranking below assistant professor

Derived Formsinstructorship, nouninstructress (ɪnˈstrʌktrɪs), fem n

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Word Origin and History for instructor

instructor

mid-15c., from Old French instructeur and directly from Medieval Latin instructor "teacher" (in classical Latin, "preparer"), agent noun from instruere (see instruct).

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