Synonyms of educator

educator

noun

ˈe-jə-ˌkā-tər 

as in teacher

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school

decided at a fairly young age that there is no more rewarding career than that of an educator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teacher
• instructor
• professor
• pedagogue
• schoolteacher
• educationist
• preceptor
• coach
• tutor
• doctor
• headmaster
• lecturer
• intern
• trainer
• mentor
• guide
• schoolmaster
• rector
• preacher
• preparer
• headmistress
• reader
• academe
• schoolmarm
• schoolmistress
• master
• prof
• mistress
• dean
• guru
• academic
• academician
• docent
• instructress
• catechist
• pedant
• student teacher
• don
• drillmaster
• homeschooler
• inculcator
• governess
• tutoress
• regius professor
• didact
• practice teacher
• moralizer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of educator

The California Teachers Association, which represents more than three hundred thousand educators, is openly opposed to the initiative. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

And while all public school educators receive supplemental pay through the property tax, just how much depends on their tenure. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

In her first Savings Challenge consultation with the couple, budgeting expert and financial educator Tiffany Aliche came away with two key impressions. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

The Guggenheim Museum union, which organized in 2021 and includes approximately 150 curators, conservators, educators, and public programmers, ratified its first contract in 2023, a two-and-a-half-year agreement. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026