1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Examples of teacher in a Sentence
Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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But a Bowie High teacher who spoke anonymously to the Star-Telegram on Wednesday says the security at the school is not taken seriously.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2024
Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the school shooting where two students killed twelve of their classmates, one teacher and injured many more on April 20, 1999.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2024
Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the school shooting where two students killed twelve of their classmates, one teacher and injured many more on April 20, 1999.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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