teacher A1 Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/ See IPA manual Freq #1003 Meanings 1 noun A person whose job is to teach, especially in a school. Our history teacher makes every lesson interesting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person whose job is to... educatorinstructor Word family Forms teachers Derived forms co-teachercoteachercyberteachere-teacherex-teacherexteacherheadteachermicroteachernonteacherpastor-teacherschoolteachersubteacher Common collocations good teacher Adjective + noun become a teacher Verb + noun experienced teacher Adjective + noun inspiring teacher Adjective + noun qualified teacher Adjective + noun hire a teacher Verb + noun train a teacher Verb + noun math teacher Noun + noun ineffective teacher Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach. techere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # teacher **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/ **Frequency rank:** 1003 ## Meanings 1. A person whose job is to teach, especially in a school. ## Examples - Our history teacher makes every lesson interesting. ## Derived Forms - co-teacher - coteacher - cyberteacher - e-teacher - ex-teacher - exteacher - headteacher - microteacher - nonteacher - pastor-teacher - schoolteacher - subteacher ## Roots and Affixes - Root: techere - Affix: -er - one who ## Etymology From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach. ## AI Etymology Teacher is from Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. In present-day use, it means a person whose job is to teach, especially in a school. Derived formations include co-teacher, coteacher, cyberteacher, e-teacher, ex-teacher. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown