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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George Morrison, a former instructor at the famed Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, took Hackman under his wing and schooled him in the Method technique, teaching him to draw from personal experiences in his acting.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Many new industries and job types exist today because of the expansion of leisure time and access to markets driven by technology advancements such as spreadsheets and the internet, like yoga instructor or social media manager.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Swami Chandrasekaran, an A.I. expert and principal at KPMG, said the gains included using the software assistant as a kind of automated instructor to bring new members of a development team up to speed quickly.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Many new industries and job types exist today because of the expansion of leisure time and access to markets driven by technology advancements such as spreadsheets and the internet, like yoga instructor or social media manager.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Swami Chandrasekaran, an A.I. expert and principal at KPMG, said the gains included using the software assistant as a kind of automated instructor to bring new members of a development team up to speed quickly.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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