What does instructor mean?
Definitions for instructor
ɪnˈstrʌk tərin·struc·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
teacher, instructornoun
a person whose occupation is teaching
Wiktionary
instructornoun
One who instructs; a teacher
ChatGPT
instructor
An instructor is an individual who educates or teaches others, typically in a specific subject or skill. This could be in a formal educational context such as a university professor, school teacher, fitness trainer, driving teacher, etc. They may also provide lessons, conduct training sessions, and assess the progress of their students.
Webster Dictionary
Instructornoun
one who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to another; a teacher
Etymology: [L., a preparer: cf. F. instructeur.]
Editors Contribution
instructor
A person who instructs.
The instructor was excellent and was very efficient and friendly.
Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of instructor in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of instructor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of instructor in a Sentence
Jet Magazine May 3, 1982: Dick "Richie" Allen, who is serving as a Texas Rangers batting instructor, revealing why his sights are set higher than the Hall Of Fame: "The Hall Of Fame? I ain't interested in the Hall Of Fame. Heaven, that's what I'm aiming for. You don't need any votes to get into heaven.
Christy West from Skydive Spaceland:
She was doing her first' solo' training skydive, wearing her own parachute system and jumping with a dedicated instructor, the freefall portion of the skydive was uneventful ; however, there was a complication with the primary parachute.
If I was him I'd get an hour or two with a driving instructor and then try again. He might not embarrass himself then.
Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class.
As a fitness instructor and online personality, people expect me to look a certain way. So when I take a selfie and people see that my butt isn’t huge and I don’t have a defined six-pack, they think there’s something wrong with me, the thing is—my physical appearance alone does not dictate how strong I am nor does it say anything about how good of a trainer I am. It’s frustrating when people try to align your worth by your looks.
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- хьехархоChechen
- instruktorCzech
- Ausbilder, LehrerGerman
- instructorSpanish
- instruktorEstonian
- ohjaaja, opettaja, kouluttajaFinnish
- instructeurFrench
- oktatóHungarian
- インストラクター, 教師Japanese
- The Latin word for "instructor" is "instructor," which can also mean "teacher" or "trainer." Latin often uses the same term for various forms of instruction and teaching.Latin
- leermeesterDutch
- instructorRomanian
- преподаватель, тренер, инструктор, учительRussian
- lärare, handledare, utbildare, instruktörSwedish
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