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teach·er  (tchr)
n.
One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.

teacher
Noun
a person whose job is to teach others, esp. children
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.teacherteacher - a person whose occupation is teaching
art teacher - someone who teaches art
Bahai - a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
catechist - one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
private instructor, tutor, coach - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
dance master, dancing-master - a professional teacher of dancing
demonstrator - a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught
docent - a teacher at some universities
educator, pedagog, pedagogue - someone who educates young people
English professor, English teacher - someone who teaches English
French teacher - someone who teaches French
governess - a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
instructress - a woman instructor
math teacher, mathematics teacher - someone who teaches mathematics
missionary - someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
music teacher - someone who teaches music
preceptor, don - teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
reading teacher - someone who teaches students to read
riding master - someone who teaches horsemanship
school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
science teacher - someone who teaches science
section man - someone who teaches a section of a large college course
teaching fellow - a graduate student with teaching responsibilities
teacher-student relation - the academic relation between teachers and their students
2.teacher - a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"
abstract, abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

teacher
noun instructor, coach, tutor, don, guide, professor, trainer, lecturer, guru, mentor, educator, handler, schoolteacher, pedagogue, dominie Scot. master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress
Translations
teacher [ˈtiːtʃəʳ] n (in secondary school) → profesor(a) m/f;
(in primary school) → maestro/a;
Spanish teacher → profesor(a) m/f de español
teacher [ˈtiːtʃəʳ] teach n (in secondary school) → professeur m;
(in primary school) → instituteur/trice;
French teacher → professeur de français
teacher [ˈtiːtʃəʳ] teach nLehrer(in) m(f);
German teacher teach → Deutschlehrer(in) m(f)
teacher [ˈtiːtʃəʳ] n (gen) → insegnante m/f;
(in secondary school) → professore/essa;
(in primary school) → maestro/a;
French teacher → insegnante di francese


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