Synonyms of instructor

instructor

noun

in-ˈstrək-tər 

as in teacher

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school

had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teacher
• educator
• professor
• schoolteacher
• preceptor
• pedagogue
• coach
• tutor
• doctor
• pedagog
• interne
• educationist
• headmaster
• trainer
• lecturer
• intern
• mentor
• guide
• schoolmaster
• rector
• instructress
• preacher
• prof
• master
• academe
• dean
• headmistress
• guru
• schoolmistress
• preparer
• schoolmarm
• academic
• mistress
• schoolma'am
• docent
• reader
• academician
• student teacher
• drillmaster
• catechist
• pedant
• tutoress
• don
• inculcator
• regius professor
• governess
• didact
• practice teacher
• homeschooler
• moralizer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instructor

Digitalization offers vast opportunities in this regard, allowing experts or instructors to support training participants with practice, content and feedback for an additional two to three weeks. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

The firings at the tribal colleges included instructors, administrators, security guards, coaches, custodians and food service workers. —Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025

Search and recovery diving instructor Juan Heredia, founder of the nonprofit Angels Recovery Dive Team, found Dane after a two-hour dive in the frigid waters of the Siletz River in Lincoln County, Ore., about three miles downstream from the boy’s home, per CNN. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025

As even the instructors at Radford will readily admit, every driver is still a student. —Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025