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Meaning of teacher | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈtiː.t͡ʃə

Definitions

  1. professor (a faculty member)
  2. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor
  3. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  4. The index finger; the forefinger.
  5. The index finger; the forefinger
  6. One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.
  7. An indication; a lesson.
  8. An indication; a lesson
  9. a person who teaches.
  10. The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
    Mormonism
  11. The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14
  12. One who educates:educator, instructor, pedagogue, trainer, tutor.
  13. to give knowledge, skill or wisdom to a person; to instruct or train (a person). She teaches English / the piano; Experience has taught him nothing. leer يُعَلِّم уча ensinar (na)učit lehren lære; undervise διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύωenseñar õpetama آموختن opettaa enseigner, apprendre לְלָמֵד सिखाना poučavati, učiti koga tanít mengajar kenna insegnare 教える 가르치다 mokyti mācīt mengajar lerenundervise, læreuczyć ensinar a învăţa преподавать; учить (na)učiť učiti podučavati undervisa i, lära [ut] สอน (วิชา)...
  14. a person who teaches, especially in a school. onderwyser مُعَلِّم учител professor učitel, -ka der/die Lehrer(in) lærer δάσκαλος, δασκάλα, καθηγητής, καθηγήτριαmaestro, profesor õpetaja معلم opettaja enseignant/-ante מורה शिक्षक učitelj tanár(nő) guru kennari insegnante 教師 교사 mokytojas skolotājs guru leraarlærernauczyciel professor profesor учитель učiteľ, -ka učitelj učitelj lärare ผู้สอน öğretmen 教師 вчитель(ка); викладач(ка) معلم، مدرس giáo viên 教师
    especially
  15. (Professions) a person whose occupation is teaching others, esp children
  16. a personified concept that teaches: nature is a good teacher.
  17. 'professor'In a British university, a professor is the most senior teacher in a department.Professor Cole is giving a lecture today.
  18. 'teacher'Don't use 'professor' to refer to a person who teaches at a school or similar institution. Use teacher.I'm a qualified French teacher.
  19. A. N (in secondary school) → profesor(a) m/f; (in primary school) → maestro/a m/fFrench teacher → profesor(a) m/f de francés
    N

Equivalents

Afrikaans onderwyser
አማርኛ አስተማሪ
Azərbaycanca müəllim müəllimə
བོད་སྐད དགེ་རྒན
Čeština učitel učitelka
Deutsch Lehrer Lehrerin
Ελληνικά δασκάλα δάσκαλος
Eesti õpetaja
Gaeilge múinteoir
Galego mestra mestre profesor profesora
ગુજરાતી શિક્ષક
Hausa malami
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kumu
עברית מורה
Bahasa Indonesia guru pengajar
Íslenska kennari
日本語 先生 教師
한국어 교사 선생 선생님
Kurdî doçent profesor
Кыргызча мугалим окутуучу
Lietuvių mokytoja mokytojas
Malagasy mpampianatra
Монгол багш
मराठी शिक्षक
Bahasa Melayu cikgu guru
Malti għalliem
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆရာ ဆရာမ
नेपाली शिक्षक
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଶିକ୍ଷକ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ادھیاپک ਅਧਿਆਪਕ
پښتو ښوونکی
Português docente ensino lição professor professora
Slovenčina učiteľ učiteľka
Slovenščina učitelj učiteljica
Sesotho titjhere
Kiswahili mwalimu
ትግርኛ መምህር
Türkmençe mugallym
Tagalog guro maestra maestro titser
Oʻzbekcha oʻqituvchi
Tiếng Việt cô giáo giáo viên
Yorùbá oluko
IsiZulu umfundisi

Examples

“One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.”
“But if the last two years are a teacher, look for the bombastic tweets to resume before sunrise.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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