Educator

//ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.

    "This paper surveys the research methods and approaches used in the multidisciplinary field of applied language studies or language education over the last fourty^([sic]) years. Drawing on insights gained in psycho- and sociolinguistics, educational linguistics and linguistic anthropology with regard to language and culture, it is organized around five major questions that concern language educators."

  2. 2
    someone who educates young people wordnet

Example

More examples

"He was a great educator so his children really listened to him."

Etymology

From Latin ēducātor. By surface analysis, educate + -or.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.