teacher

teacher
teach|er
W1S1 [ˈti:tʃə US -ər] n
someone whose job is to teach, especially in a school
▪ a primary school teacher
language/history/science etc teacher
teacher training/education
(=professional training to become a teacher)
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WORD CHOICE: teacher, professor, lecturer, tutor, instructor, coach, trainer
A teacher usually works in a school : Do the children like their new teacher?
A professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a British university, and is a general term for a teacher in an American college.
Someone who teaches in a British university and who is not a professor is called a lecturer .
A tutor gives lessons to just one student or a small group of students, especially privately in their home or a student's home : a private tutor
An instructor is someone who helps people learn a sport or practical skill, such as driving, skiing, or swimming : a riding instructor
A coach is someone who helps a person or a team to improve in a sport : the school swimming coach
A trainer is someone who teaches people the skills they need for a job : a teacher trainer . It is also someone who teaches skills to animals |a racehorse trainer
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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