educator
noun
ed·u·ca·tor
ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tər 
1
: one skilled in teaching : teacher
2
a
: a student of the theory and practice of education : educationist sense 2
b
: an administrator in education
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The conference will attract many leading scholars and educators.
decided at a fairly young age that there is no more rewarding career than that of an educator
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As corporations roll back their DEI policies amid shifting tides of political discourse, I am reminded that, for educators, abandoning this work is not an option.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
This vision cannot be propelled by one segment alone, but by the collective effort of policymakers, health care leaders, educators, and community members.
—Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
In preschool, play and learning are one as educators guide children through foundational academic skills like counting and language and social-emotional concepts like collaboration, friendship building and personal responsibility.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
For the educators, that creates an amusing challenge: The Sunny gang isn’t a pack of wayward teenagers waiting for an understanding mentor to show them the light, and their moral failures can’t be rehabilitated with a pep talk.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
This vision cannot be propelled by one segment alone, but by the collective effort of policymakers, health care leaders, educators, and community members.
—Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
In preschool, play and learning are one as educators guide children through foundational academic skills like counting and language and social-emotional concepts like collaboration, friendship building and personal responsibility.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
For the educators, that creates an amusing challenge: The Sunny gang isn’t a pack of wayward teenagers waiting for an understanding mentor to show them the light, and their moral failures can’t be rehabilitated with a pep talk.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Educator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/educator. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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