instructor
- noun
- /ɪnˈstrʌktər/
- He is going to be the main instructor in this course, which will be online.
- instructors and students
- a course instructor
- a university instructor
So we knew all the instructors and they knew us.
- So we knew all the instructors and they knew us.
- And me and one of the instructors, his name's Win.
- And he had a martial arts instructor for a movie that he was doing.
- And, you know, my, my one year olds daycare instructors are still wearing masks.
- I am a writing instructor for Writers on The Verge at NBC.
- And I met a guy who was one of the instructors in that, in that Hunter troop.
- My first job was I was a swim instructor, lifeguard at a pool.
- The driving instructor said, you know what, You're a natural.
Examples
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My first job was I was a swim instructor, lifeguard at a pool.
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The victim was a dance instructor, employed at Wicker Park Performing Arts Center.
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The instructor is a personal friend of mine.
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Each row had a particular instructor that was in charge of it.
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You can be my driver's instructor.
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Well, she was my yoga instructor.
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I am a writing instructor for Writers on The Verge at NBC.
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Justin Spinks is a doctoral student and instructor in philosophy at the University of Kentucky.
Academic text (2011) -
The instructor explained the complex topic in a way that was easy to understand.
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My swim instructor taught me how to float and breathe properly in the water.
Synonyms
A person who gives lessons to students in a school or college
A person who teaches or helps others learn, often at school
A person who teaches one student or a small group privately
A person who teaches or does research at a university
A person who gives talks to students at a college or university
A teacher or researcher who works at a university
A teacher who teaches children and young people, often strict or formal
A university teacher who ranks below a full professor
A teacher who guides students at a university or in practical work
A person who teaches one student or a small group outside school, often at home
A teacher who leads a part of a college course, like a lab or discussion group
A person who leads a small class inside a large college course
A teacher who helps children or young people learn
Compounds
A person who teaches one student or a small group outside school, often at home
A teacher who leads a part of a college course, like a lab or discussion group
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Instructor comes from parts in- meaning 'into' and struere meaning 'to build', and you can see the same root in structure and construct. So an instructor is someone who 'builds' knowledge or skills in students.