teacher

noun

teach·​er ˈtē-chər 

1

: one that teaches

especially : one whose occupation is to instruct

2

: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood

Synonyms

• educationist [chiefly British]
• educator
• instructor
• pedagogue
• pedagog
• preceptor
• schoolteacher

Examples of teacher in a Sentence

Experience is a good teacher.

She is a first-grade teacher.

a teacher of driver's education

Recent Examples on the Web

Rocco, a retired teacher and administrator for the district has been a board member for over nine years. —Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024

Cosby began her career as a teacher in an IPS elementary school and is program chair and professor of education at the Ivy Tech Community College campus in Indianapolis. —Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024

Ana, a Salvadoran university teacher and her teenage daughter’s asylum is denied in Brussels. —John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024

Plot: The teachers and staff at Springfield Elementary begin eating students after the detention halls become too crowded. —Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing teacher

• head teacher
• parent-teacher association
• student teacher
• substitute teacher
• supply teacher
• teacher's pet

Kids Definition

teacher

noun

teach·​er ˈtē-chər 

: one that teaches

especially : a person whose occupation is to instruct