instructor

One who instructs; a teacher.

Noun

  1. One who instructs; a teacher.
    • According to the National Centre for Education Statistics' most recent numbers (2012), 50% of instructors at degree-granting institutions in the US are part-time. […] Through teaching as an adjunct instructor while...

Origin

From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.

Forms

instructors instructour

Synonyms

instructer

Hyponyms

instructress instructrix

Related

instruct

Derived

drill instructor instructoress instructorish instructorship teleinstructor