teacher
teac·her
noun
1.
a person whose occupation is teaching
2.
a personified abstraction that teaches
- “books were his teachers”
- “experience is a demanding teacher”
Origin
From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.
Phrases
- experience is the best teacher
- failure is the best teacher
- head teacher
- home teacher
- parent-teacher association
- parent-teacher organization
- parent-teacher-student association
- plant teacher
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