as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
decided at a fairly young age that there is no more rewarding career than that of an educator
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Recent Examples of educator
Monday's testimony was much more technical than last week's, when the prosecution's witnesses included educators who survived the massacre.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
Katey is a journalist and educator whose career spans print, TV, digital media, and nonprofits.
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 11 Jan. 2026
Many local educators have been getting involved in such groups.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The Illinois State Board of Education is now required to provide guidance to districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 settings.
—Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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From Woodland to Rocklin and even Natomas, teachers in the Sacramento region are prepared to strike as soon as the spring.—
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Meanwhile, David was a teacher and football coach at the neighboring school, Alief Hastings.—
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From practical to fascinating OLLI instructors are volunteers, including many UNT faculty members who take time to lead classes.—
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Devanshu Mehrotra, lead instructor of data science and data analytics at General Assembly, tells Fortune that these figures represent an expectation gap between employers and their workforce.—
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“Educator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educator. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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