teacher

teacher (tē′c̸hər)

noun

a person who teaches, esp. as a profession; instructor

teach′er·ship′ noun

One who teaches, especially in the primary or secondary grades
schoolmaster, schoolmistress, scholar, educator, public school teacher, high school teacher, tutor, mentor, pedagogue, coach, master, guru, swami, mistress, kindergarten teacher, pupil teacher, teacher's aide, teacher-in-training, substitute teacher, supervisor, teach*, schoolmarm*, wet-nurse*. *
One who teaches advanced students
professor, lecturer, instructor, don, academic, academician, docent, faculty member, graduate assistant, teaching assistant, TA.

Converse of object

practice: Kuoni Schools program of Worldwide Expeditions has been developed in consultation with practicing school teachers to provide a unique experience for British school groups.
enable: The learning environment contains devices such as an annotations facility to enable course teachers to integrate courseware into their existing teaching.
train: CH: Should each school have a dedicated teacher trained with homophobic bullying, who can help any teacher who pupils confide in.

Adjective modifier

qualified: Finally, the most serious risk is that higher-level teaching assistants are seen as a way of compensating for the shortage of qualified teachers.
experienced: For example the Institute of Education in London offered a Diploma course for experienced teachers for many years.
primary: Married for over 30 years to Jill, a primary school teacher, the couple have 3 grown up sons.
secondary: Trained as a secondary teacher and worked in adult education and staff training and development in the financial sector.
English: Sitting next to me were two Russian English teachers who had been on a package holiday in Britain.
pe: I trained as a PE teacher and I've been a headteacher of a lovely rural Primary School for 10 years.

Modifies a noun

educator: In embracing this notion, teacher educators have found themselves with a dilemma.
training: The role of the mentor In 1992, the emphasis of initial teacher training shifted to schools.
education: Case Studies Eleven teacher education institutions in Europe were selected for detailed study in relation to the Profile.

Noun used with modifier

head: Log books are diaries kept by the head teacher.
trainee: New research suggests that most trainee teachers feel confident that their training is preparing them well for their first qualified teaching post.
classroom: Likewise, in the classroom teachers develop standard behaviors which become part of their teaching style.
maths: But the maths teacher has always been calculating toward a career in the clouds as a pilot.
mathematics: Rice, Adrian, 'What makes a great mathematics teacher?
yoga: Tel: 01904 654355, Email: anna@yogainyork.co.uk I am a yoga teacher based in York, UK.

Preposition: in

classroom: There is a lot of discussion going on about the new role of the teacher in a high-tech classroom.

Preposition: of

mathematics: Saunderson told him that he was hoping to become a teacher of mathematics.

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