instructor
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
1Other words for instructor
Other words from instructor
- in·struc·to·ri·al [in-struhk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ˌɪn strʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
- in·struc·tor·ship, noun
- self-in·struc·tor, noun
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How to use instructor in a sentence
It’s also a problem if as an instructor you’re using language that suggests that certain arguments are trivial or that this is something that everybody learned in kindergarten.
Conducting the Mathematical Orchestra From the Middle | Rachel Crowell | September 2, 2020 | Quanta MagazineMorse said he never had sex with anyone younger than 18 and he broke no rule as an instructor.
Kennedy, Morse come up short in Massachusetts primary bids | Chris Johnson | September 2, 2020 | Washington BladeOf course, nothing replaces a real instructor sitting before a breathing, living class of students.
No matter our comfort level with the online world, nothing will ever replace one-on-one teaching and learning from instructor to student, whether for children or adults.
Last week, instructors at the Capstone College of Nursing, at the University of Alabama, received an alarming memo from their dean.
What to do when schools are closed and work wants you back | Lila MacLellan | August 7, 2020 | Quartz
“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA professional ballroom dancer and instructor, her name reflects a parallel that runs in both BDSM and dance: symbiosis.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau | Ian Frisch | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The majority of it goes to Nick and Owen, to the company,” former RSD instructor Kole told me.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFormer RSD instructor Nathan Kole says he saw firsthand how this “alpha male” marketing can damage students.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJackson fared better as an instructor of artillery, a subject he was far better at explaining.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was converted and baptized, and was the first Hebrew instructor at Harvard college.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut she did not succeed in finding a suitable studio, neither an instructor who pleased her, and she returned to Amsterdam.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementPerhaps youd better not try any more to-day, Clara said the instructor.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonGreatly agitated, she approached her instructor, when Mr. Read walked in;—a cynical iceberg!
Alone | Marion HarlandThe instructor flashed a rather wondering look at the girl of the Red Mill; then she smiled.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for instructor
/ (ɪnˈstrʌktə) /
someone who instructs; teacher
US and Canadian a university teacher ranking below assistant professor
Derived forms of instructor
- instructorship, noun
- instructress (ɪnˈstrʌktrɪs), fem n
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