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instructor

[ in-struhk-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who instructs; teacher.

    Synonyms: pedagogue, preceptor, schoolmaster, tutor

  2. a teacher in a college or university who ranks below an assistant professor.


instructor

/ ɪnˈstrʌktə; ɪnˈstrʌktrɪs /

noun

  1. someone who instructs; teacher
  2. a university teacher ranking below assistant professor


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Derived Forms

  • inˈstructorˌship, noun
  • instructress, noun:feminine

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Other Words From

  • in·struc·to·ri·al [in-struhk-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
  • in·structor·ship noun
  • self-in·structor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of instructor1

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to instruc-, variant stem of instruere ( instruct ) + -tor -tor

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Example Sentences

“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.

A professional ballroom dancer and instructor, her name reflects a parallel that runs in both BDSM and dance: symbiosis.

“The majority of it goes to Nick and Owen, to the company,” former RSD instructor Kole told me.

Former RSD instructor Nathan Kole says he saw firsthand how this “alpha male” marketing can damage students.

Jackson fared better as an instructor of artillery, a subject he was far better at explaining.

He was converted and baptized, and was the first Hebrew instructor at Harvard college.

But she did not succeed in finding a suitable studio, neither an instructor who pleased her, and she returned to Amsterdam.

Perhaps youd better not try any more to-day, Clara said the instructor.

Greatly agitated, she approached her instructor, when Mr. Read walked in;—a cynical iceberg!

The instructor flashed a rather wondering look at the girl of the Red Mill; then she smiled.

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