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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who educates |
| Synonyms: | abecedary, adviser, assistant, coach, disciplinarian, educator, faculty member, guide, instructor, lecturer, mentor, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, pundit, scholar, schoolteacher, supervisor, teach*, trainer, tutor |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| 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 |
| 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: | counselor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal representative; adviser |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ambulance chaser, attorney, counsel, front*, guide, instructor, legal beagle, legal eagle, lip, mentor, mouthpiece, pleader, solicitor, squeal, teacher* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disciplinarian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes others work hard |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, bully, despot, drill sergeant, enforcer, formalist, master, sergeant, stickler, strict teacher, sundowner, teacher, trainer, tyrant |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that or someone who leads |
| Synonyms: | adviser, attendant, captain, chaperon, cicerone, conductor, controller, convoy, counselor, criterion, design, director, docent, escort, example, exemplar, exhibitor, genie, genius, guiding spirit, guru, ideal, inspiration, lead, leader, lodestar, mentor, model, monitor, paradigm, pathfinder, pattern, pilot, pioneer, rudder, scout, standard, superintendent, teacher, usher, vanguard |
| Main Entry: | guru |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mentor, guide |
| Synonyms: | authority, guiding light, leader, master, sage, teacher, tutor |
| Antonyms: | follower, student |
| Main Entry: | instructor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who educates |
| Synonyms: | adviser, coach, demonstrator, exponent, guide, lecturer, mentor, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, teacher, trainer, tutor |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | maharishi |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spiritual leader |
| Synonyms: | guru, master, mentor, mystic, spiritual guide, swami, teacher |
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