Definition of
Teacher
- (noun, cognition) a personified abstraction that teaches
experience is a demanding teacher - (noun, person) a person whose occupation is teaching
- (noun, cognition) a personified abstraction that teaches
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Synonyms of Teacher
Alternate forms of Teacher
Derivations: teach, teachership
Hyponyms: art teacher, bahai, catechist, coach, dance master, dancing-master, demonstrator, docent, don, english professor, english teacher, french teacher, governess, instructress, math teacher, mathematics teacher, missionary, music teacher, preceptor, private instructor, reading teacher, riding master, school teacher, schoolteacher, science teacher, section man, teaching fellow, tutor
Hypernyms: abstract, abstraction, educator, pedagog, pedagogue
Origin of the word Teacher
- "one who teaches," c.1300; see teach. It was used earlier in a sense of "index finger" (late 13c.). more
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Words that sound like Teacher
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