teacher

Pronunciation: /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person whose occupation is teaching
  2. noun a personified abstraction that teaches

Etymology

From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.

In classic literature

Synonyms

instructor

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
educator
Narrower (hyponyms)
riding master, french teacher, english teacher, governess, section man, docent

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