as in educator
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
a young man who ardently wants to become a teacher and teach first grade
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Funding for teachers and supplies in Uganda has dried up.
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The former high school teacher and her utility lineman husband, married since October 2014, both really wanted a family.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
The teacher then changed her mind and put it back in the original spot.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The legislature never dealt with how to pay for the teachers’ union nirvana.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
The former high school teacher and her utility lineman husband, married since October 2014, both really wanted a family.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
The teacher then changed her mind and put it back in the original spot.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The legislature never dealt with how to pay for the teachers’ union nirvana.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacher. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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