teacher

[tee-cher]

noun

1. a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.

teacher

/ ˈtiːtʃə /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is teaching others, esp children

2. a personified concept that teaches

   nature is a good teacher

Other Word Forms

• teacherless adjective
• teachership noun
• nonteacher noun
• self-teacher noun
• underteacher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of teacher¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, teacher is from the Middle English word techer. See teach, -er ¹

Example Sentences

"They were waiting for them to learn about it at school, but I don't believe it's just a teacher's job to talk about this."

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Mr. Mamdani declared that Muslim teachers and police officers “all make daily sacrifices on behalf of this city, only to see their leaders spit in their face.”

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Ten teachers from one of the schools were also affected, Endah said on Instagram.

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"And I want to reassure those students, and their parents, and the teachers affected, that we'll be making every investigation into how this happened."

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Among the defendants - all aged 41 to 65 - are an elected official, a gallery owner and a teacher.

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