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educator

[ ej-oo-key-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.


educator

/ ˈɛʊˌɪə /

noun

  1. a person who educates; teacher
  2. a specialist in education; educationalist
  3. (in South Africa) a school teacher
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of educator1

1560–70; < Latin ŧܳٴǰ, equivalent to ŧܳ ( re ) ( educate ) + -tor -tor
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The first marked for cuts were aid workers, educators, scientists, researchers, refugee officers and other civil servants who had served across Democratic and Republican administrations.

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Students like Mohsen, in fact, are why I do what I do as an educator.

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The incidents last week in Los Angeles left educators across the country on edge about protecting immigrant students.

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He added: “I am proud of our students, educators, and school communities, who continue to focus on teaching and learning despite federal actions intended to distract and disrupt.”

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Kelly Berg, an educator at Dobson High School and local union leader who’s spent nearly 30 years teaching in the state, told Salon that cuts like these will have dire consequences for public schools.

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