teacher
He's my English teacher.
someone whose job is to teach
who is your English teacher?
Oxford Essential Dictionary
teacher
noun
a person whose job is to teach:
He's my English teacher.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
teacher
teach‧er S1 W1 /ˈtiːtʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: teacher, teaching, TEACHINGS; verb: teach]
someone whose job is to teach, especially in a school:
• a primary school teacher
language/history/science etc teacher
teacher training/education (=professional training to become a teacher)
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school: • a high school teacher
▪ principal (also headteacher British English) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college: • The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.
▪ tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university: • They hired a tutor to help him with his English. | • Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.
▪ lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college: • University lecturers aren’t very well paid.
▪ professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department: • She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.
▪ instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving: • He works as a ski instructor in the winter. | • a driving instructor
▪ coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport: • a professional tennis coach
▪ educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education: • Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.
▪ trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job: • a teacher trainer | • Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.
▪ governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times: • As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
teacher
teach·er [teacher teachers] [ˈtiːtʃə(r)] [ˈtiːtʃər] noun
a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school
• a history/science, etc. teacher
• primary school teachers
• There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English.
Vocabulary Building:
Teach and teachers
Verbs
teach▪ John teaches French at the local school. ◊ ▪ She taught me how to change a tyre.
educate▪ Our priority is to educate people about the dangers of drugs.
instruct▪ Members of staff should be instructed in the use of fire equipment.
train▪ She’s a trained midwife. ◊ ▪ He’s training the British Olympic swimming team.
coach▪ He’s the best football player I’ve ever coached. ◊ ▪ She coaches some of the local children in maths. (BrE)
tutor▪ She tutors some of the local children in math. (NAmE)Nouns
teacher▪ school/college teachers
instructor▪ a swimming/science instructor
trainer▪ a horse trainer ◊ ▪ Do you have a personal trainer?
coach▪ a football coach
tutor▪ tutors working with migrant children
Example Bank:
• He is chairman of the Parent Teacher Association.
• I'm good at cooking. I had a good teacher.
• She held the post of deputy head teacher at a school in Leeds.
• She was a public school teacher.
• She's been accepted at Bath Teacher Training College.
• teacher preparation programs
• teacher ratings of reading ability
• teachers working with less able students
• teachers working with pupils with special educational needs
• His teacher sent him home for the rest of the day.
• I used to work as a history teacher.
• She was an inspirational teacher.
• Skilled classroom teachers should be better rewarded.
• Teachers of sex education will be aware of some of the myths circulating among students.
• The main teachers' union says more must be done to protect its members from assault.
• There must be some way to get rid of incompetent teachers.
• There's always been a shortage of good math teachers.
• We are looking for qualified and experienced English teachers.
• Who's your favourite teacher?
• a primary/secondary school teacher
• an elementary/a fourth-grade/a high school teacher
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
teacher
teacher /ˈtiː.tʃəʳ/ US /-tʃɚ/
noun [C]
someone whose job is to teach in a school or college
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
teacher
/ti:tʃə(r)/
(teachers)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
A teacher is a person who teaches, usually as a job at a school or similar institution.
...her chemistry teacher.
N-COUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
teacher
teach·er /ˈtiːʧɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : a person or thing that teaches something
• Experience is a good teacher. especially; : a person whose job is to teach students about certain subjects
• She is a first-grade teacher.
• a language/math/science teacher
• a teacher of driver's education
