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INSTRUCTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person whose occupation is teaching
Synonyms:
instructor; teacher
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("instructor" is a kind of...):
educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instructor"):
teaching fellow (a graduate student with teaching responsibilities)
section man (someone who teaches a section of a large college course)
science teacher (someone who teaches science)
school teacher; schoolteacher (a teacher in a school below the college level)
riding master (someone who teaches horsemanship)
reading teacher (someone who teaches students to read)
don; preceptor (teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford))
music teacher (someone who teaches music)
missionary (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)
math teacher; mathematics teacher (someone who teaches mathematics)
instructress (a woman instructor)
governess (a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home))
French teacher (someone who teaches French)
English professor; English teacher (someone who teaches English)
docent (a teacher at some universities)
demonstrator (a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught)
dance master; dancing-master (a professional teacher of dancing)
coach; private instructor; tutor (a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.))
catechist (one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism))
Bahai (a teacher of or believer in Bahaism)
art teacher (someone who teaches art)
Holonyms ("instructor" is a member of...):
teacher-student relation (the academic relation between teachers and their students)
Derivation:
instruct (impart skills or knowledge to)
instructorship (the position of instructor)
