1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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Natalia is currently studying for her GED, dreaming of one day becoming a teacher, People reports.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
President Barack Obama initiated his own education investments through creation of The Common Core State Standards Initiative, raising Pell Grant awards, reforming student loans, and retaining teachers through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009).
—Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made By History, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Höcke, a former history teacher, has been found guilty of using Nazi terminology in a speech and has faced criticism for his views even within the AfD, seen as a pariah by Germany’s mainstream parties.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Nearly a year later, in October 2024, the Steubenville teacher and thousands of other pro-lifers (including some of his students) converged on Capitol Square in Columbus for the Ohio March for Life.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
President Barack Obama initiated his own education investments through creation of The Common Core State Standards Initiative, raising Pell Grant awards, reforming student loans, and retaining teachers through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009).
—Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made By History, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Höcke, a former history teacher, has been found guilty of using Nazi terminology in a speech and has faced criticism for his views even within the AfD, seen as a pariah by Germany’s mainstream parties.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Nearly a year later, in October 2024, the Steubenville teacher and thousands of other pro-lifers (including some of his students) converged on Capitol Square in Columbus for the Ohio March for Life.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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