teacher
NounUS[tee-cher]/ˈtitʃɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
instructor
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)teachers
- a person whose occupation is teachingSynonyms: instructorType of educator, pedagogueKinds missionary, English teacher, coach, governess, schoolteacher, art teacher, demonstrator, French teacher, catechist, teaching fellow +11 moreMember of teacher-student relation
- a personified abstraction that teaches“books were his teachers”“experience is a demanding teacher”Type of abstraction, abstract
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Teach′er noun
1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.
2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.
The teachers in all the churches assembled.— Sir Walter Raleigh
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54