visiting teacher

noun

1. a teacher in a public school system, assigned to give home instruction to sick or disabled pupils.

Word History and Origins

Origin of visiting teacher¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The pathbreaking artists met in the late 1970s, when Acker was a visiting teacher and Finley was a grad student at the San Francisco Art Institute.

From New York Times

About 100 boys and girls gather excitedly in front of a mosque as a visiting teacher begins his lesson.

From BBC

U.S. public school districts generally provide such children several hours per week of instruction by a visiting teacher.

From Science Magazine

The visiting teacher also wrote an apology: “No matter the good intention. ... I still want you to know I’m an idiot and I am sorry.”

From Los Angeles Times

Harold Flender’s novel focuses on the relationship that starts up in Paris between a Black musician and a visiting teacher.

From New York Times