as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Monaghan is one of two leading instructors who teach social dancing through a country lens, often mixing in pop and disco.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Parker Guinn cracked Boston’s MLB staff as a catching instructor/bullpen catcher after managing the Yankees’ Dominican Summer League team.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Parker Guinn cracked Boston’s MLB staff as a catching instructor/bullpen catcher after managing the Yankees’ Dominican Summer League team.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.
—Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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