as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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Recent Examples of instructor
Last Saturday, before a 4:05 p.m. start at Dodger Stadium, Smith peppered one of the Astros’ outfield instructors, Jason Bell, with a series of questions.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The camp had been hit with a few violations in recent years related to food preparation and insufficient documentation of experience or training for riflery and equine instructors, the records show.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Tough middle and high school students have multiple teachers and the same is true for instructors, relationship building must be emphasized.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Canadian actor Truesdale, who plays ballet instructor Raphaël Marchand and right-hand man to Le Ballet National director Geneviève Lavigne (Charlotte Gainsbourg), echoed these sentiments.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The camp had been hit with a few violations in recent years related to food preparation and insufficient documentation of experience or training for riflery and equine instructors, the records show.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Tough middle and high school students have multiple teachers and the same is true for instructors, relationship building must be emphasized.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Canadian actor Truesdale, who plays ballet instructor Raphaël Marchand and right-hand man to Le Ballet National director Geneviève Lavigne (Charlotte Gainsbourg), echoed these sentiments.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instructor
Noun
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In 2016, while still a college student, Taitt launched Dream Reach Inspire, hosting his first event with his former high school English teacher, now McKinney principal, Nicole Sledge, in attendance.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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As education became more standardized, so did teacher licensing.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Jasmine Chaney, 29, an educator in Charlotte, came to support the presentation of Black culture.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2025
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At the home, deputies found David, the Wisconsin State Patrol Bureau of Transportation Safety and Technical Services Director, and Teri, an educator, dead.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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