teacher
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teacher
- /ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/ UK
- [ˈtʰɪi̯.t͡ʃəː] UK
- /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
- [ˈtʰɪi̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰɪi̯.t͡ʃɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
Rhymes with -iːtʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.
noun teachers
- A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
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The index finger; the forefinger.
Similar: index finger
- An indication; a lesson. But if the last two years are a teacher, look for the bombastic tweets to resume before sunrise.
- The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: instructor, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, educator, pedagogue, professor, professorial, faculty, lecturer, tutor, masters, pedagogy, classroom, pedagogic, pedagogical, lecturing
Translations
Every language
noun person who teaches
| Español | enseñador, enseñadora, enseñante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선생 seonsaeng, 선생님 seonsaengnim, 교사 gyosa |
| 日本語 | 先生 sensei, 教師 kyōshi |
| 中文 | 教師 /教师 jiàoshī, 老師 /老师 lǎoshī, 教員 /教员 jiàoyuán, 師父 /师父 shīfu |
| हिन्दी | अध्यापक adhyāpak, अध्यापिका adhyāpikā, शिक्षक śikṣak, शिक्षिका śikṣikā, आचार्य ācārya, आचार्या ācāryā |
| Kiswahili | mwalimu, maalim |
| Português | professor, professora, docente |
| Français | professeur, maître d'école, enseignant, instituteur |
| Deutsch | Lehrer, Lehrerin |
| Italiano | insegnante, docente, professore, professoressa, maestro, maestra |
| Ελληνικά | δάσκαλος dáskalos, δασκάλα daskála |
| Română | profesor, profesoară, învățător |
| Русский | учи́тель učítelʹ, учи́тельница učítelʹnica, преподава́тель prepodavátelʹ, преподава́тельница prepodavátelʹnica, наста́вник nastávnik, наста́вница nastávnica |
| Tiếng Việt | giáo viên, cô giáo |
| العربية | مُعَلِّم muʕallim, مُعَلِّمَة muʕallima, مُدَرِّس mudarris, مُدَرِّسَة mudarrisa, أُسْتَاذ ʔustāḏ, أُسْتَاذَة ʔustāḏa |
| עברית | מוֹרֶה moré, מוֹרָה morá |
Talk about this word "teacher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teacher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teacher. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teacher "teacher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teacher.Cite this
@misc{teacher_2026,
title = {teacher},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teacher},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
