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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iːtʃə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: teach‧er
Noun[edit]
teacher (plural teachers)
- A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.
- 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
- 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.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- An indication; a lesson.
- 2017 February 28, Steve LeVine, “Trump Speech to Congress: The Message Was Trumpian, But The Tone Was Decidedly Not”, in Quartz[1]:
- But if the last two years are a teacher, look for the bombastic tweets to resume before sunrise.
- (Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
Synonyms[edit]
- (person who teaches): preceptor
- (index finger): See Thesaurus:index finger
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person who teaches
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female who teaches
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index finger — see forefinger
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English teacher.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
teacher m or f (plural teachers)
- a teacher of English
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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