teacher

English Online Dictionary. What means teacher‎? What does teacher mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach +‎ -er. More at teach.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/
• Hyphenation: teach‧er
• Rhymes: -iːtʃə(ɹ)

Noun

teacher (plural teachers)

1. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.
2. The index finger; the forefinger.
3. An indication; a lesson.
4. (Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

Synonyms

• (person who teaches): preceptor, educator
• (index finger): See Thesaurus:index finger

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• cheater, hectare, rechate, recheat, reteach

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tícher

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teacher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtit͡ʃeɾ/ [ˈt̪i.t͡ʃeɾ]
• Rhymes: -itʃeɾ

Noun

teacher m or f by sense (plural teachers)

1. a teacher of English

Usage notes

• According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.