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Synonyms for teacher
ˈti tʃərteach·er

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Wiktionary2.0 / 2 votes

  1. teachernoun

    The index finger; the forefinger.

    Synonyms:
    lickpot, forefinger, index, insignitor, demonstrator, arrow-finger, showing finger, pointling, index finger

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.3 / 8 votes

  1. teacher

    Synonyms:
    instructor, schoolmaster, preceptor, tutor, professor, pedagogue, educationist, educator, schoolmistress

    Antonyms:
    pupil, scholar, disciple, learner

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. teacher, instructornoun

    a person whose occupation is teaching

    Synonyms:
    instructor

  2. teachernoun

    a personified abstraction that teaches

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

    Synonyms:
    instructor

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Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. teachernoun

    Synonyms:
    instructor, tutor, preceptor, master, PEDAGOGUE, school-master, school-mistress, school-dame

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. teachernoun

    Synonyms:
    instructor, tutor, master, pedagogue, preceptor, preceptress, governess, coach, usher, mentor

  2. teachernoun

    Synonyms:
    faculty

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How to use teacher in a sentence?

  1. Michael Jordan:

    He was more than a coach - he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father, coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life.

  2. Nancy Hamilton:

    We sit down with teachers, use the devices with them, show them what they can do, and ask them what content they want the device to deliver, it’s about finding content that is specific to the curriculum goals of the teacher.

  3. Shawn Reinard:

    I’m angry, whether I agree or not, you keep that out of school. His student asked him for help, and he failed as a teacher. At minimum, he owes my little girl a public apology.

  4. Arthur Koestler:

    Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

  5. Jim Acosta:

    I guess if you want to cancel your teacher you just have to e-mail the governor in Virginia and I guess rat them out in other ways in other states.


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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