instructor
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instructor
- /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.
noun instructors · instructour
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One who instructs; a teacher.
According to the National Centre for Education Statistics' most recent numbers (2012), 50% of instructors at degree-granting institutions in the US are part-time. […] Through teaching as an adjunct instructor while still a graduate student, I've had the luxury of developing my career: testing out te
Similar: instructer
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: teacher, tutor, coaching, lecturer, trainer, educator, schoolteacher, counselor, mentor, professor, faculty, master, monitor, guidance, guiding, moderator
Translations
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noun one who instructs; a teacher
| Español | instructor, instructora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강사 gangsa, 교사 gyosa |
| 日本語 | インストラクター insutorakutā, 教師 kyōshi |
| 中文 | 教練 /教练 jiàoliàn |
| हिन्दी | अनुदेशक anudeśak, शिक्षक śikṣak, शिक्षिका śikṣikā, अध्यापक adhyāpak, अध्यापिका adhyāpikā |
| Português | instrutor, instrutora, instructor, instructora |
| Français | instructeur, instructrice |
| Deutsch | Ausbilder, Ausbilderin, Lehrender, Lehrende, Lehrer, Lehrerin |
| Italiano | istruttore, insegnante |
| Ελληνικά | διδάσκαλος didáskalos, διδασκάλισσα didaskálissa, δάσκαλος dáskalos, δασκάλα daskála, εκπαιδευτής ekpaideftís, εκπαιδεύτρια ekpaidéftria |
| Română | instructor, instructoare |
| Русский | инстру́ктор instrúktor, инстру́кторша instrúktorša, преподава́тель prepodavátelʹ, преподава́тельница prepodavátelʹnica, учи́тель učítelʹ, учи́тельница učítelʹnica |
| العربية | مُعَلِّم muʕallim, مُعَلِّمَة muʕallima |
Talk about this word "instructor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/instructor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. instructor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/instructor "instructor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/instructor.Cite this
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title = {instructor},
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