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instructor
noun in·struc·tor \in-ˈstrək-tər\
: a person who teaches a subject or skill : someone who instructs people
: a teacher in a college or university who is not a professor
Full Definition of INSTRUCTOR
— in·struc·tor·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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First Known Use of INSTRUCTOR
15th century
Related to INSTRUCTOR
- Synonyms
- educationist [chiefly British], educator, teacher, pedagogue (also pedagog), preceptor, schoolteacher
INSTRUCTOR Defined for Kids
instructor
noun in·struc·tor \in-ˈstrək-tər\
Definition of INSTRUCTOR for Kids
: teacher
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