Synonyms for teacher
ˈti tʃərteach·er

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1. teachernoun

   The index finger; the forefinger.

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

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1. teacher

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

   Antonyms:
   pupil, scholar, disciple, learner

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Abstraction
   • Educator

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1. teachernoun

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

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1. teachernoun

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

2. teachernoun

   Synonyms:
   faculty

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1. List of paraphrases for "teacher":

   teachers, professor, teaching, prof, schoolteacher, master, educator, mistress, instructor, maestro, faculty, professeur, schoolmaster, lecturer, pedagogical, pedagogue, educators, enseignants, professors, prof., profesor, masters, al-muallim

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1. Amit Ray:

   Education is unfolding the wings of head and heart together. A true teacher pushes the students out of the nest to strengthen the wings.

2. Caitlin Sutherland:

   Instead of giving parents a meaningful seat at the table, she once again prioritized teacher union bosses – giving them instant and unfettered access while parents were relegated to a singular 30-minute meeting.

3. Clifford V. Villalon:

   Five personalities were being selected to serve in a public office: a politician, a philanthropist, a doctor, a teacher and a farmer. The first four know their plans in life while the last one is living without many plans. The farmer won by election. It is because the farmer wants to do more than what others have already done.

4. Jessica Lahey:

   But he came home at the end of the day and he's like, 'It's fine. I talked to my teacher,' giving kids the opportunity to problem solve when something goes wrong, there's nothing better than that and when we take that away from them, it's a real tragedy.

5. Child Age 7:

   I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing Silent Night.