teacher — one who teaches, c.1300; agent noun from TEACH (Cf. teach) (v.). It was used earlier in a sense of index finger (late 13c.). Teacher s pet attested from 1856 … Etymology dictionary
Teacher — Teach er, n. 1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. [1913 Webster] 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teacher — index pedagogue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
teacher — [n] person who educates abecedary, adviser, assistant, coach, disciplinarian, educator, faculty member, guide, instructor, lecturer, mentor, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, pundit, scholar, schoolteacher, supervisor, teach*, trainer, tutor;… … New thesaurus
teacher — ► NOUN ▪ a person who teaches in a school. DERIVATIVES teacherly adjective … English terms dictionary
teacher — [tē′chər] n. a person who teaches, esp. as a profession; instructor teachership n … English World dictionary
Teacher — Teachers redirects here. For other uses, see Teachers (disambiguation). For university teachers, see professor. For extra help teachers , see tutor. For Parapros, see Paraprofessional educator. Teacher … Wikipedia
teacher — Addressed to a teacher, or to a person who is temporarily acting like a teacher. The scene described by Laurie Lee in Cider with Rosie is concerned with village school life in the early 1920s: Each morning was war without declaration; no one… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
teacher — n. 1) to certify; license; train a teacher 2) an exchange; practice, student teacher 3) (BE) a supply teacher (AE has substitute) 4) a teacher of (a teacher of English) * * * [ tiːtʃə] license practice student teacher train a teacher … Combinatory dictionary
teacher — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who teaches, especially in the primary or secondary grades] Syn. schoolmaster, schoolmistress, scholar, educator, public school teacher, high school teacher, tutor, mentor, pedagogue, coach, master, guru, swami, mistress … English dictionary for students