What does teacher mean?
Definitions for teacher
ˈti tʃərteach·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word teacher.
Princeton's WordNet
teacher, instructornoun
a person whose occupation is teaching
teachernoun
a personified abstraction that teaches
"books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"
Wiktionary
teachernoun
A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.
Etymology: Agent noun of teach,
teachernoun
The index finger; the forefinger.
Etymology: Agent noun of teach,
teachernoun
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
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
Teachernoun
one who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor
Teachernoun
one who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination
Freebase
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
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
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, 2020teachernoun
the person who teaches the behavior, culture , study , nature.
Submitted by rmathu2007 on December 7, 2021
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'teacher' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1199
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'teacher' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1103
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'teacher' in Nouns Frequency: #176
Anagrams for teacher »
cheater, hectare, recheat, reteach
Hectare
Reteach
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of teacher in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of teacher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of teacher in a Sentence
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
Sadie Roberts-Joseph was the teacher of our family, always educating us, always making us aware of things, if you were saying something that wasn't factual, Sadie Roberts-Joseph would make sure that you know what you were saying is wrong.
Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student; words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions. Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all men's actions.
I can help every preschool teacher out there overcome the challenging behaviors, it’s only then, when you can get those barriers out of the way, that you can truly connect with and enjoy your students.
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Translations for teacher
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- onderwyser, onderwyseresAfrikaans
- معلم, مدرسة, مدرس, معلمةArabic
- müəllimAzerbaijani
- настаўнік, выхава́льніца, выхава́льнік, настаўніцаBelarusian
- учител, преподавателBulgarian
- শিক্ষকBengali
- དགེ་རྒནTibetan Standard
- kelennerez, kelennerBreton
- ensenyantCatalan, Valencian
- хьехархоChechen
- učitelCzech
- athro, dysgwr, athrawesWelsh
- lærer, lærerindeDanish
- Klassenlehrer, Lehrer, Klassenlehrerin, LehrerinGerman
- δάσκαλος, δασκάλαGreek
- instruistoEsperanto
- maestra, profesor, profesora, docente, maestroSpanish
- õpetajaEstonian
- andereño, irakasle, maisuBasque
- آموزگار, آموزاننده, معلمPersian
- opettajaFinnish
- lærariFaroese
- professeur, maître d'écoleFrench
- learaarWestern Frisian
- múinteoirIrish
- fear-teagaisg, muinear, neach-teagaisg, bean-teagaisg, tìdsearScottish Gaelic
- ynseyderManx
- מורהHebrew
- टीचर, अध्यापक, शिक्षक, अध्यापिका, गुरुHindi
- tanítónő, tanító, pedagógus, tanárnő, oktató, tanárHungarian
- դասատու, ուսուցիչArmenian
- maestro, instructor, magistro, inseniator, [[professor]] de [[schola]]Interlingua
- guru, pengajarIndonesian
- instruktistoIdo
- kennslukona, kennariIcelandic
- maestra, professoressa, professore, insegnante, docente, maestroItalian
- 教師, 先生Japanese
- პედაგოგი, მასწავლებელიGeorgian
- mwarimoKikuyu, Gikuyu
- оқытушы, мұғалімKazakh
- គ្រូបង្រៀន, គ្រូKhmer
- 선생, 先生, 선생님Korean
- مامۆستاKurdish
- мугалимKyrgyz
- magistra, doctrix, magister, doctor, docens, praeceptor, praeceptrixLatin
- ຄູLao
- dėstytojas, mokytojas, dėstytoja, mokytojaLithuanian
- skolotāja, skolotājsLatvian
- kaiwhakaako, māhita kuraMāori
- воспитувачка, предавач, учителка, воспитувач, наставник, предавачка, наставничка, професор, професорка, учителMacedonian
- അദ്ധ്യാപിക, ഗുരു, അദ്ധ്യാപകന്Malayalam
- багшMongolian
- गुरु, टीचर, शिक्षकMarathi
- guruMalay
- għalliem, għalliemaMaltese
- ဆရာမ, ဆရာBurmese
- lærerinne, frøken, lærerNorwegian
- शिक्षकNepali
- leraar, onderwijzeres, lerares, docent, schoolmeester, docente, leerkracht, onderwijzerDutch
- frøken, lærarinne, lærarNorwegian Nynorsk
- lærerNorwegian
- báʼóltaʼíNavajo, Navaho
- gekinoo'amaagedOjibwe, Ojibwa
- nauczyciel, nauczycielkaPolish
- docente, professorPortuguese
- yachachiqQuechua
- învățător, profesoară, profesorRomanian
- преподаватель, наставница, учительница, учитель, преподавательница, наставникRussian
- गुरुSanskrit
- наставник, vaspitačica, васпитач, наставница, nastavnik, vaspitač, учитељица, nastavnica, učiteljka, учитељ, васпитачица, učiteljSerbo-Croatian
- ආචාර්ය, ගුරුතුමා, ගුරුවරයාSinhala, Sinhalese
- učiteľka, učiteľSlovak
- učítelj, učíteljicaSlovene
- mësuese, arsimtar, arsimtare, mësuesAlbanian
- titjhereSouthern Sotho
- lärare, lärarinnaSwedish
- mwalimu, maalimSwahili
- ఉపాధ్యాయుడుTelugu
- муаллимTajik
- ครู, อาจารย์Thai
- mugallymTurkmen
- guroTagalog
- muallim, öğretmenTurkish
- укытучыTatar
- учитель, вчителька, вчитель, викладач, учителька, викладачкаUkrainian
- ادھیاپاک, معلم, ٹیچرUrdu
- o'qituvchi, oʻqituvchiUzbek
- giáo viên, 教員Vietnamese
- kladahitidan, kladanefihitidan, tidan, kladanefijitidan, hitidan, kladanefitidan, jitidan, kladajitidan, kladatidanVolapük
- לערערYiddish
- 教師Chinese
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