teacher

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At the very first, only the essentials--teacher and boy--were present: no building, the great out-of-doors furnished the room and the friendly tree the only protection from sun and storm; no course of study, no book--the teacher was all in all.

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  1. noun One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.

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  • Fortunately his teacher is aware of my neurological problems, since I've not yet received any worried phone calls or visits from social workers to investigate my seven-year-old son's involvement with mind-altering drugs as the inspiration for his art. —  Inside Higher Ed
  • She didn't feel his being a teacher was a problem, either. —  MMD Newswire: Press Release News Wire
  • I would walk by other classrooms and watch kids playing video games, sleeping and talking while the teacher was at the chalkboard talking to himself. —  Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China
  • An Old Bridge High School drama teacher was arrested today on charges she had a sexual relationship with a male student that started in February, authorities said. —  Stop The ACLU
  • These gift bags from the teacher were a wonderful touch, a needed touch ... —  Melly & me
 

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  1. from Middle English techere; from teach + -er.
 

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/ˈtitʃər/
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