Teacher
Classroom authority title
A teacher is someone who instructs others, typically in a school or formal educational setting.
The word applies broadly—from kindergarten teachers to university professors, from piano teachers to driving instructors.
She's been a teacher for twenty years.
Teacher also describes anyone who imparts knowledge or skill: Experience is the best teacher.
Life events or hardships that produce learning are sometimes called teachers.
One who imparts knowledge
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- professorSenior university teacher
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
pedagogue · schoolteacher · faculty · mentor · coach · trainer · substitute · aide
Leader or instruction book
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- coachOne who instructs
- advisorOne who gives guidance
counselor · role model · influence · inspiration · authority · disciplinarian · evaluator · grader
Practical knowledge from life
- lifeAnimate state
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- failureLack of success
- mistakeWrong action or decision
adversity · setback · loss · suffering · struggle · lesson · humility · patience
educator
One who imparts knowledge
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- professorSenior university teacher
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
lecturer · pedagogue · schoolteacher · faculty · mentor · coach · trainer · substitute · aide · paraprofessional
guide
Leader or instruction book
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- coachOne who instructs
advisor · counselor · role model · influence · inspiration · authority · disciplinarian · evaluator · grader · supervisor
experience
Practical knowledge from life
mistake · adversity · setback · loss · suffering · struggle · lesson · humility · patience · reality
guru
Revered authority figure
swami · lama · master · sage · elder · priest · monk · disciple · wisdom · enlightenment
math
Study of numbers
- scienceSystematic study through observation
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- historyRecord of past events
art · music · gym · language · biology · chemistry · physics · geography · literature · specialist
Teacherstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
pupil · learner · apprentice · disciple · trainee
Teacherignoramus
Profoundly uninformed person
novice · amateur · layperson · uninitiated · know-nothing
Teachermisleader
One who misdirects
deceiver · propagandist · indoctrinator · corrupter · misinformer
- teacher's petFavored student
- gym teacherSchool athletics educator
- math teacherInstructor of numerical subjects
- high school teacherInstructs grades nine through twelve
- music teacherOne who instructs in sound
- substitute teacherTemporary classroom replacement
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