Meaning

4 senses
  1. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

    Lehrer, Lehrerin

    учи́тельučítelʹ, учи́тельницаučítelʹnica, преподава́тельprepodavátelʹ

    учи́тельučýtelʹ, учи́телькаučýtelʹka, вчи́тельvčýtelʹ

  2. The index finger; the forefinger.

  3. An indication; a lesson.

  4. (Mormonism)The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

More definitions
  • a personified abstraction that teaches
  • a person whose occupation is teaching

Examples

6285 sentences
  1. Mary wants to become a teacher.

    Мері хоче стати вчителькою.

    ruМэри хочет стать учителем.

    deMary möchte Lehrerin werden.

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  2. My older brother is a teacher.

    Мій старший брат — учитель.

    ruМой старший брат - учитель.

    deMein älterer Bruder ist Lehrer.

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  3. I respect my teacher very much.

    Я дуже поважаю свого учителя.

    ruЯ очень уважаю своего учителя.

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  4. Even a teacher can make mistakes.

    Навіть вчитель може робити помилки.

    ruДаже учитель может делать ошибки.

    deSelbst ein Lehrer kann Fehler machen.

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  5. The teacher sat on the chair.

    Учитель сидів на стільці.

    deDer Lehrer saß auf dem Stuhl.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who teaches:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who teaches:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who teaches:

Origin

From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.

From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.

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Forms

plural: teachers
Singularteacher
Pluralteachers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
person who teaches:educatorB2preceptor
index finger:index finger
Close in meaning

Word family

45 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • be a teacher
  • become a teacher
  • a good teacher
  • good teacher
  • science teacher
  • a history teacher
  • a science teacher
  • very good teacher
  • history teacher
  • a music teacher
  • a gym teacher
  • a teacher here

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
teacher — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto