instructor
Americannoun
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a person who instructs; teacher.
- Synonyms:
- pedagogue, preceptor, schoolmaster, tutor
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a teacher in a college or university who ranks below an assistant professor.
noun
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someone who instructs; teacher
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a university teacher ranking below assistant professor
Other Word Forms
- instructorial adjective
- instructorship noun
- instructress noun
- self-instructor noun
Etymology
Origin of instructor
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to instruc-, variant stem of instruere ( instruct ) + -tor -tor
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Last month, Russian military instructors visited Madagascar to train their counterparts in military equipment supplied by Moscow, including drones.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor testified that the agency has scaled back its training, leaving recruits unprepared.
Swedish instructors here say the hardest thing to teach students is to admit when they are hungry, cold or in pain.
At a recent training session for Ukrainian infantry, an instructor shouted as soldiers ran through thick snow, the layers of ice crushing under their boots.
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The ski instructor, who was unharmed, has tested negative after taking blood and drug tests, according to Bachelet.
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