as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Recent Examples of instructor
Sunny plays Happy's beloved only daughter, Vienna, and Jackie plays her dance instructor, who encourages her to attend the Paris dance program.
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Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Bollea married yoga instructor Sky Daily, who was 25 years his junior, in 2023.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 July 2025
Bündchen gave birth to her third child earlier this year, and her first baby with jiu-jitsu instructor boyfriend Joaquim Valente.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Roush said the average instructor is now earning $35 an hour, a $10 increase from a month ago.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Bollea married yoga instructor Sky Daily, who was 25 years his junior, in 2023.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 July 2025
Bündchen gave birth to her third child earlier this year, and her first baby with jiu-jitsu instructor boyfriend Joaquim Valente.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Roush said the average instructor is now earning $35 an hour, a $10 increase from a month ago.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructor
Noun
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Roy Taylor, a vocational agriculture teacher, succeeded Daugherty as field manager in 1951.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Data available from the Census for three of the grant programs — teacher development, academic enrichment, and bilingual education — shows the Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, received $62 million in the 2022-23 school year.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The funding freeze had been challenged by several lawsuits as educators, Congress members from both parties and others called for the administration to release money schools rely on for a wide range of programs.—
Collin Binkley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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Theo Wolf is a writer and educator, with a focus on passion and purpose development in young adults.—
Theo Wolf,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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