TEACHER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TEACHER?

Need another word that means the same as “teacher”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “teacher” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Teacher” are: instructor, educator, tutor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist

Teacher as a Noun

Definitions of "Teacher" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “teacher” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who teaches, especially in a school.
• A person whose occupation is teaching.
• A personified abstraction that teaches.

Synonyms of "Teacher" as a noun (12 Words)

educationalist	A specialist in the theory of education.
educationist	A specialist in the theory of education.
educator	A person who provides instruction or education; a teacher. The perspective of a professional educator.
governess	A woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home.
instructor	A person who teaches something. A driving instructor.
master	Someone who holds a master s degree from academic institution. A master s degree.
mistress	A woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity. She is always mistress of the situation coolly self possessed.
pedagogue	Someone who educates young people.
schoolmaster	An experienced horse that is used to train or give confidence to inexperienced riders or horses.
schoolmistress	A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict.
schoolteacher	A teacher in a school below the college level.
tutor	A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group. This hardback is a complete guide tutor and reference.

Usage Examples of "Teacher" as a noun

• Books were his teachers.
• A history teacher.
• Experience is a demanding teacher.

Associations of "Teacher" (30 Words)

absenteeism	Habitual absence from work. High levels of absenteeism caused by low job motivation.
academy	The teaching school founded by Plato. A police academy.
advisor	An expert who gives advice. The United States sent military advisors to Guatemala.
campus	The grounds of a school, hospital, or other institution. For the first year I had a room on campus.
coach	Drive a coach. A coach trip.
curriculum	An integrated course of academic studies. Course components of the school curriculum.
disciple	Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another. A disciple of Rousseau.
educator	Someone who educates young people. The perspective of a professional educator.
grad	A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university.
guru	Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion. A management guru.
headmaster	Presiding officer of a school.
homeroom	A classroom in which a group of students assembles daily with the same teacher before dispersing to other classes.
mentor	An experienced person in a company or educational institution who trains and counsels new employees or students. He was her friend and mentor until his death.
musicologist	An expert in or student of music as an academic subject, as opposed to someone trained in performance or composition.
pedagogue	A teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one.
pedagogy	The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. Pedagogy is recognized as an important profession.
protege	A person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege s career.
pupil	The contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot. They are former pupils of the school.
school	A day s work at school. Harvard is certainly not a loafer s school.
schooling	The training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage. Schooling fences.
schoolmaster	Any person (or institution) who acts as an educator.
semester	Half a year; a period of 6 months. The opening week of Harvard s autumn semester.
student	A person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education. A maths student.
teach	A teacher. She teaches at the local high school.
trainee	Someone who is being trained. Trainee solicitors.
tuition	Teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately. Tuition fees.
tutelage	Attention and management implying responsibility for safety. He felt privileged to be under the tutelage of an experienced actor.
tutor	Act as a tutor to a single pupil or a very small group. A voluntary tutor in adult literacy.
tutorship	Teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately.
undergraduate	Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. An undergraduate degree.