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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Examples of teacher in a Sentence
Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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There’s also a history pop quiz that had my mouth go dry like a middle schooler who didn’t do the reading and silently prays the teacher won’t call on him.
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
There’s radicalism in her film’s ironic title, in contrast to Todd Haynes’s May December, which recently attempted to justify the pedophilia of Mary Kay Letourneau, the teacher in the famous American criminal case.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 June 2024
The policy states that if a teacher gets a request from a child, the teacher must notify student services, and parents will be notified.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2024
Sherry Christian, spokeswoman for Baltimore City Public Schools, issued a statement emphasizing that the teacher involved in the case is no longer employed by the school system.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
There’s radicalism in her film’s ironic title, in contrast to Todd Haynes’s May December, which recently attempted to justify the pedophilia of Mary Kay Letourneau, the teacher in the famous American criminal case.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 June 2024
The policy states that if a teacher gets a request from a child, the teacher must notify student services, and parents will be notified.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2024
Sherry Christian, spokeswoman for Baltimore City Public Schools, issued a statement emphasizing that the teacher involved in the case is no longer employed by the school system.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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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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