1
: one that teaches
especially
: one whose occupation is to instruct
2
: a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood
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Experience is a good teacher.
She is a first-grade teacher.
a teacher of driver's education
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Each edition explores the connection between the teacher’s cinematic oeuvre and its interplay with space, context, population and culture.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
More to come In a lawsuit involving the Escondido school district in San Diego County, a judge has issued a preliminary ruling allowing two teachers to opt out of a district student privacy policy, giving the teachers the freedom to notify parents about a change in their child’s gender identity.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
More to come In a lawsuit involving the Escondido school district in San Diego County, a judge has issued a preliminary ruling allowing two teachers to opt out of a district student privacy policy, giving the teachers the freedom to notify parents about a change in their child’s gender identity.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacher. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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teacher
noun
teach·er
ˈtē-chər 
: one that teaches
especially
: a person whose occupation is to instruct
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