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teacher

/ˈtitʃə/TEE-chur
/ˈtitʃɚ/TEE-chur

Meaningone who teaches

Common meaning: a person who teaches

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*da-‘know’source
  2. Old EnglishtæcansourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishtechensource
  4. Englishteach‘to give instruction’
  5. Englishformed in English from teachteacher‘a person who teaches’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from teach + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TEACH, p.627 · scan

Source words

  • tæcan Old English · source word “showing, pointing out”

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