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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who teaches another privately |
| Synonyms: | coach, educator, governor, grind, guardian, guide, instructor, lecturer, mentor, preceptor, private teacher, prof, teach*, teacher |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | academic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scholar or university/college teacher |
| Synonyms: | academician, lecturer, professor, pupil, scholar, scholastic, student, tutor |
| Antonyms: | ignoramus |
| Main Entry: | adviser/advisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps |
| Synonyms: | Dutch uncle, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, quarterback, referee, righthand person, second-guesser, teacher, tutor |
Example Sentences
- Many students who are struggling seek help from teachers and peers instead of a private tutor.
- If you have native speakers kicking about your town or campus you could look for a tutor in your community.
- Candide is flogged and his tutor hanged, though he survives the ordeal.
| Main Entry: | chair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in or position of authority |
| Synonyms: | captain, chairperson, director, fellowship, helm, instructorship, leader, monitor, position of control, principal, professorate, professorship, throne, tutor, tutorship |
| Main Entry: | coach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instructor, usually in recreation |
| Synonyms: | drill instructor, educator, mentor, physical education instructor, skipper, teacher, trainer, tutor |
| Antonyms: | player, pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | coach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instruct, usually in recreation |
| Synonyms: | break in, cram, drill, educate, hone, lay it out for, lick into shape, prepare, pull one's coat, put through the grind, put through the mill, ready, school, teach, train, tutor |
| Antonyms: | accept, learn, listen |
| Main Entry: | educate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teach information, experience |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, brief, civilize, coach, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, drum into, edify, enlighten, exercise, explain, foster, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, let in on, mature, nurture, put hip, put through the grind, rear, school, show the ropes, train, tutor |
| Antonyms: | learn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | educator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | teacher |
| Synonyms: | coach, dean, department head, educationist, instructor, lecturer, mentor, monitor, professor, schoolteacher, trainer, tutor |
| Main Entry: | faculty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | teachers in educational institution |
| Synonyms: | academics, advisers, body, clinic, college, corps, department, employees, institute, instructors, lecturers, literati, mentors, organization, pedagogues, personnel, professorate, professors, profs, researchers, scholars, society, staff, tutors, university, workers |
| Notes: | a facility is a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry or a skillful performance or ability without difficulty; faculty is one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind or the body of teachers and administrators at a school |
| Antonyms: | students |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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