Synonyms of teacher

teacher

noun

ˈtē-chər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of teacher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California Teachers Association Leading teachers union is the top funder of Proposition 2, a $10 billion bond measure to fund school construction. —Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024

Nurses, case workers, engineers, teachers, SECAs, qualified admin, adaptive spending, and more are all necessary aspects of this plan. —Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024

The project mixes fragments of Césaire’s life as a school teacher, writer, political organizer and mother of six children, both from her own writing and audio testimony that the filmmaker collected from her family. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024

Without clarity, students, parents, and teachers are left confused and frustrated. —Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024