teacher
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈtiːtʃər/
:
maestro
- But life is the great teacher.
And yet God is pliable, trickster, teacher, chaos, clay.
- And yet God is pliable, trickster, teacher, chaos, clay.
- Belly all there's nothingness is my teacher, the world is my home.
- Like most of our best teachers are our most uncomfortable experiences.
Examples
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Each challenge can be a great teacher, helping us learn valuable lessons along the way.
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Reading history books can be a teacher of its own, imparting knowledge about past events and cultures.
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But what the teacher tells you is more than that.
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And she is a born teacher in a way that I am not.
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You could be our greatest teacher, George, hmm?
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A boss, a teacher, maybe your friend's parent.
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The world needs us because we are scientists, teachers, artists.
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Children are therefore empowered to become teachers of themselves and of each other.
Academic text (1991) -
The proverb "Experience is the best teacher" has been paraphrased across history and throughout cultures.
Academic text (2008) -
You know as well as I that they were teachers, healers, and advisors to the chieftains.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who teaches a subject or skill in a class
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1.3
A person who teaches skills, for example in sports or with animals
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3.0
A person who teaches or helps others learn, often at school
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3.1
A person who gives talks to students at a college or university
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8.2
A teacher who teaches children and young people, often strict or formal
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8.8
A teacher who guides students at a university or in practical work
A teacher who helps children or young people learn
Compounds
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3.1
A college or university student who teaches in a school while training to be a teacher
- Formal
A formal school relationship where a teacher helps and guides students
How Instructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teacher is also used for things that 'teach' us, because the root teach means 'to show' or 'give knowledge'. So, when an experience like failure or travel teaches you lessons, we call it a teacher even though it is not a real person.