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instructor
[
in-
struhk
-ter
]
in·struc·tor
/
ɪnˈstrʌk
tər
/
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[
in-
struhk
-ter
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a person who
instructs
;
teacher.
2.
a teacher in a college or university who ranks below an assistant professor.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Latin,
equivalent to
instruc-,
variant stem of
instruere
(
see
instruct
) +
-tor
-tor
Related forms
in·struc·to·ri·al
/
ˌɪn
strʌkˈtɔr
i
əl
,
-ˈtoʊr-
/
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[
in-struhk-
tawr
-ee-
uh
l
,
-
tohr
-
]
Show IPA
,
adjective
in·struc·tor·ship,
noun
self-in·struc·tor,
noun
Synonyms
1.
tutor, schoolmaster, preceptor, pedagogue.
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instructor
(ɪnˈstrʌktə)
—
n
1.
someone who instructs; teacher
2.
(
US
), (
Canadian
) a university teacher ranking below assistant professor
in'structorship
—
n
instructress
—
fem n
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