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instructor
[ in-struhk-ter ]
/ ÉȘnËstrÊk tÉr /
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM instructor
in·struc·to·ri·al [in-struhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ËÉȘn strÊkËtÉr i Él, -ËtoÊr-/, adjectivein·struc·tor·ship, nounself-in·struc·tor, nounWords nearby instructor
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British Dictionary definitions for instructor
instructor
/ (ÉȘnËstrÊktÉ) /
noun
someone who instructs; teacher
US and Canadian a university teacher ranking below assistant professor
Derived forms of instructor
instructorship, nouninstructress (ÉȘnËstrÊktrÉȘs), fem nCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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