teacher

noun

teach·​er ˈtē-chər How to pronounce teacher (audio)
1
: one that teaches
especially : one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood

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 Hur traces his interest in literature to his high-school English teachers, who included the journalist Caitlin Flanagan. Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024 Fletcher, who was born in Memphis and who is a native of Paragould, was an elementary school principal in the Bald Knob district from 2019-2021 and a teacher in the Farmington School District from 2006-2019. Danny Shameer, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2024 The 36-year-old teacher from Stanhope, New Jersey, visited numerous doctors and neurologists, undergoing nine MRIs, but never received any answers for her symptoms. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 The project, to be delivered later this year, chronicles the wartime school years 2023-24, through the everyday lives of kids and their teachers during martial law. Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024 The people who qualify for the latest round of student loan forgiveness are public service employees, such as teachers, nurses, social workers and firefighters, the White House said in a statement. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 Along the way, Mary Michael grew up, graduated from college and became a teacher in Dallas. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024 In 2022, the high school, an hour’s drive north of Kansas City, added an elective farm-to-table course run by a family and consumer science teacher, Amy Kanak, who works with an agriculture teacher, Brandi Ellis. Katie Currid Mark Josephson, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 The film follows the life of Charles Edward Chipping (Robert Donat), an English schoolteacher who, over the course of 60 years, goes from a strict, disliked Latin teacher to a beloved fixture at the school. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of teacher was in the 14th century

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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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teacher

noun
teach·​er ˈtē-chər How to pronounce teacher (audio)
: one that teaches
especially : a person whose occupation is to instruct

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