teacher
a person whose job is to teach
معلم
He's my English teacher.
او معلم زبان انگلیسی من است.
someone whose job is to teach
معلم، آموزگار
who is your English teacher?
معلم انگليسى شما كيست؟
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
