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teacher

[tee-cher]

noun

  1. a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.



teacher

/ ˈپːʃə /

noun

  1. a person whose occupation is teaching others, esp children

  2. a personified concept that teaches

    nature is a good 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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Other Word Forms

  • teacherless adjective
  • teachership noun
  • nonteacher noun
  • self-teacher noun
  • underteacher noun
  • ˈٱ𲹳 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teacher1

First recorded in 1250–1300, teacher is from the Middle English word techer. See teach, -er 1
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Back at the main hospital block, teachers are still trying make sense of the chaos.

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Phillipy is a teacher and was with the kids when the man was detained Wednesday, but his father, who owns the preschool, saw the entire incident unfold.

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It's not like kids are going to listen to parents or teachers.

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The NEU announcement does not mean teachers in England are about to walk out.

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Two teachers at the school confirmed to The Times that immigration agents arrested a 10th grader, her younger sister and their mother and took them to a detention facility in Texas.

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