1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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Following the success of the levy, which saw voters overwhelmingly approve both questions by nearly a two-to-one margin, financial stability allowed the restoration of $3.5 million in budget cuts that particularly affected teachers and support staff.
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Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Boyd, a second-grade teacher, was killed in a car crash in Kansas that also left her infant passenger seriously injured, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The first season of the sitcom, created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez as the titular teacher, aired in September 2024 and was nominated for three Critics Choice Awards and four Spirit Awards, including Best New Scripted Series and Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series for Alvarez.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Boyd, a second-grade teacher, was killed in a car crash in Kansas that also left her infant passenger seriously injured, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The first season of the sitcom, created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez as the titular teacher, aired in September 2024 and was nominated for three Critics Choice Awards and four Spirit Awards, including Best New Scripted Series and Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series for Alvarez.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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