educator
Americannoun
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educators
plural
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a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
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an educationist.
noun
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a person who educates; teacher
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a specialist in education; educationalist
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(in South Africa) a school teacher
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of educator
1560–70; < Latin ēducātor, equivalent to ēducā ( re ) ( see educate) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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The study involved 20 healthy adults who participated in a 7-day residential program led by neuroscience educator and author Joe Dispenza, D.C.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Hamm moved to Tampa, Florida, changed her name to Helton — taking a relative’s name — and tried to get a Florida educator license.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The educator aims to raise awareness among visitors about the plight of the animals, as fewer whale sightings is just a harbinger of larger negative changes to come to the marine ecosystem.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
As well as delivering the Uefa Pro Licence and A-licence as a coaching educator, he was responsible for youth development across Morocco between 2020 and 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Governess, you may be a fine educator, but I can see you have no head for business.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Nash said she had discussed the issue with educators and believes they need more support.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
That reporting is valuable, but it has the unintended consequence of training a generation of educators, researchers and journalists to treat those categories as the only ones worth considering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the Compton Unified School District, for example, educators show kindergartners a photo of 10 cows and ask students to count them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Public school teachers are trained to teach literacy, history and social studies, not theology, leaving educators to navigate how biblical texts will be presented while serving students from diverse religious backgrounds.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Among Negro educators, of whom Malcolm X met many in his college and university lecturing, I never heard him speak well of any but one, Dr. Kenneth B. Clark.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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