"teacher" meaning in English

See teacher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/ [US], /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ [UK] Audio: en-us-teacher.ogg [US], en-uk-teacher.ogg [UK] Forms: teacher [singular], teachers [plural]
Etymology: teach + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|teach|er}} teach + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A teacher is a person who teaches other people.
    Sense id: simple-teacher-en-noun-LW7Gvff5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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