Definitions for teacher
ˈti tʃərteach·er

Princeton's WordNet(2.87 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teacher, instructor(noun)

   a person whose occupation is teaching

2. teacher(noun)

   a personified abstraction that teaches

   "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"

Wiktionary(3.63 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teacher(Noun)

   A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

2. teacher(Noun)

   The index finger; the forefinger.

3. teacher(Noun)

   The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

Origin: Agent noun of teach,

Webster Dictionary(2.91 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Teacher(noun)

   one who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor

2. Teacher(noun)

   one who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination

Freebase(3.69 / 48 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Teacher

   A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students. The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional qualifications or credentials from a university or college. These professional qualifications may include the study of pedagogy, the science of teaching. Teachers, like other professionals, may have to continue their education after they qualify, a process known as continuing professional development. Teachers may use a lesson plan to facilitate student learning, providing a course of study which is called the curriculum. A teacher's role may vary among cultures. Teachers may provide instruction in literacy and numeracy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion, civics, community roles, or life skills. A teacher who facilitates education for an individual may also be described as a personal tutor, or, largely historically, a governess. In some countries, formal education can take place through home schooling. Informal learning may be assisted by a teacher occupying a transient or ongoing role, such as a family member, or by anyone with knowledge or skills in the wider community setting.

The Roycroft Dictionary(4.17 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teacher

   1. A person, either male or female, who instils into the head of another person, either voluntarily or for pay, the sum and substance of his or her ignorance. 2. One who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'teacher' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1199

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'teacher' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1103

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'teacher' in Nouns Frequency: #176

Anagrams for teacher »

1. cheater, hectare, recheat, reteach

2. Hectare

3. Reteach

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of teacher in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of teacher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of teacher in a Sentence

1. Simondes of Ceos:

   The city is the teacher of the man.

2. Holly Darnell:

   She was a very special teacher to us.

3. Phil Murphy:

   She was a lifelong, dedicated teacher.

4. Anonymous teacher:

   If you can read this, thank a teacher.

5. Dejan Stojanovic:

   For a game, you don’t need a teacher.

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