student teacher

noun

a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.

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Also called intern, practice teacher.

Origin:
1905–10

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student teaching, noun

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student teacher

—n
	a person who is teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher

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