instructor
nounUS /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/
Etymology From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.
1
One who instructs; a teacher.
- According to the National Centre for Education Statistics' most recent numbers (2012), 50% of instructors at degree-granting institutions in the US are part-time. […] Through teaching as an adjunct instructor while still a graduate student, I've had the luxury of developing my career: testing out teaching strategies, exploring innovative courses, and developing relationships with students – all while working on my dissertation.2014 March 14, Jacqueline Taylor, “Life without tenure: how I've found fulfilment in US academia”, in The Guardian:
- Synonyms
- instructer
- Derived terms
- drill instructor, instructoress, instructorish, instructorship, teleinstructor
- Related terms
- instruct
- Hyponyms
- instructress, instructrix