educator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
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an educationist.
noun
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a person who educates; teacher
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a specialist in education; educationalist
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(in South Africa) a school teacher
Etymology
Origin of educator
1560–70; < Latin ēducātor, equivalent to ēducā ( re ) ( educate ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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“I want to begin by expressing my deep respect for our extraordinary educators and employees,” said Chait, who has worked 27 years for L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
On Monday, Minnesota school districts and educators sought an emergency order in federal court to stop immigration operations near public schools because of their potential to traumatize children.
From Salon
“I’d go live to read and a couple hundred people were in there. Luckily a lot of them were educators,” he notes.
The Times spoke to three of the most viewed Spanish-language educators for children on YouTube to see what goes behind creating highly engaging children’s content.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s the regret that comes from underestimating the emotional component of selling,” Bernadette Joy, a financial educator and money coach, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
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