"Teach" meaning in English

See Teach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ Audio: En-au-Teach.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːtʃ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Teach
  1. (slang) Nickname for a teacher. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Teach-en-name-9zJuCS44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ Audio: En-au-Teach.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːtʃ Etymology: Possibly a variant of Thatch or Tack. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Teach
  1. A surname. Most commonly associated with the pirate Blackbeard, who gave his real name as Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.
    Sense id: en-Teach-en-name-7OLLkNl8 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Teach meaning in English (1.9kB)

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