instructor

[in-struhk-ter]

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noun

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

Origin of instructor

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

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

Synonyms for instructor

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1. tutor, schoolmaster, preceptor, pedagogue.

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Related Words for instructor

lecturer, trainer, coach, adviser, professor, guide, tutor, mentor, teacher, demonstrator, preceptor, pedagogue, exponent

Examples from the Web for instructor

Contemporary Examples of instructor

A professional ballroom dancer and instructor, her name reflects a parallel that runs in both BDSM and dance: symbiosis.
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Ian Frisch
December 20, 2014
Jackson fared better as an instructor of artillery, a subject he was far better at explaining.
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S. C. Gwynne
November 29, 2014
There were exceptions, as our instructor, Kimberlee Sue Moran, pointed out, but criminals behaved in mostly predictable ways.
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Marilyn Johnson
November 14, 2014
“Today we will learn the algorithm for receiving presents,” the instructor tells her students.
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Peter Pomerantsev
November 11, 2014
In that sense, the child will always be the instructor of the adult.
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Clive Irving
August 3, 2014

Historical Examples of instructor

In this tedious and protracted inquiry he had no instructor, nor assistant, nor adviser.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
There was only one gate, to which the instructor led the class.
Be It Ever Thus
Robert Moore Williams
"No, it isn't dangerous at all," the instructor answered hastily.
Be It Ever Thus
Robert Moore Williams
He patted the Thor gun which the instructor was buckling to his waist.
Be It Ever Thus
Robert Moore Williams
The instructor hitched the Thor gun a little higher on his hip.
Be It Ever Thus
Robert Moore Williams

British Dictionary definitions for instructor

instructor

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

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