Definitions for teacher
ˈti tʃərteach·er

Princeton's WordNet(3.42 / 21 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(4.04 / 23 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teacher(Noun)

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

   Etymology: Agent noun of teach,

2. teacher(Noun)

   The index finger; the forefinger.

   Etymology: Agent noun of teach,

3. teacher(Noun)

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

   Etymology: Agent noun of teach,

Wikipedia(3.56 / 44 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Teacher

   A teacher (also called a school teacher or, in some contexts, an educator) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue. Informally the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college. Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor). In most countries, formal teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are employed, as their main role, to teach others in a formal education context, such as at a school or other place of initial formal education or training.

Webster Dictionary(3.16 / 29 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(3.62 / 97 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(3.64 / 27 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.

Editors Contribution(2.00 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. teacher

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, intuition, education, experience, skills, knowledge and qualifications to teach a specific subject or number of subjects.

   My sister was a teacher for years abroad.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

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

How to pronounce teacher?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say teacher in sign language?

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. Tony McGee:

   As a parent, when your kids hurt, you hurt, and as a teacher, when your kids hurt, you hurt.

2. Minna Antrim:

   Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

3. Jason Lightle:

   I'm disappointed in the pullout of support from our teacher-led movement to secure more funding for our schools before a consensus was reached through a majority of polling efforts, i am, however, energized and motivated by the community of teachers, parents and students who have vowed to keep fighting for a better education for our children. This is a long road to recovery, and Oklahomans have actively engaged to heal our system. I look forward to the future.

4. Phil Murphy:

   She was a lifelong, dedicated teacher.

5. Vikrant Parsai:

   Experience is as effective a teacher as a woman because one does tend to remember her lessons.

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