teacher
nounUK /ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/ · CA, US /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/
Etymology From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.
1
A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
2
The index finger; the forefinger.
3
An indication; a lesson.
- But if the last two years are a teacher, look for the bombastic tweets to resume before sunrise.2017 February 28, Steve LeVine, “Trump Speech to Congress: The Message Was Trumpian, But The Tone Was Decidedly Not”, in Quartz:
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Mormonism The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
- Synonyms
- preceptor, educator, index finger
- Derived terms
52 terms
co-teacher, coteacher, cyberteacher, e-teacher, experience is the best teacher, exteacher, ex-teacher, failure is the best teacher, headteacher, head teacher, home teacher, microteacher, nonteacher, parent-teacher association, parent-teacher organization, parent-teacher-student association, pastor-teacher, plant teacher, pupil teacher, relief teacher, school teacher, schoolteacher, student teacher, substitute teacher, subteacher, superteacher, supply teacher, teacherage, teacher bird, teacher-centered, teachercentric, teacherdom, teachered, teacherese, teacheress, teacherhood, teachering, teacherish, teacherless, teacherlike, teacherly, teacherness, teacher planning day, teachership, teacher's pet, teacher work day, teacher workday, teachery, team teacher, teleteacher, underteacher, unteacher