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From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach +‎ -er. More at teach.

(non-rhotic)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/, [ˈtʰɪi̯.t͡ʃəː]
(rhotic)
- (General American, Standard Canadian) IPA(key): /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈtʰɪi̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰɪi̯.t͡ʃɹ̩]
Rhymes: -iːtʃə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: tea‧cher

teacher (plural teachers)

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
  One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
The index finger; the forefinger.
An indication; a lesson.
- 2017 February 28, Steve LeVine, “Trump Speech to Congress: The Message Was Trumpian, But The Tone Was Decidedly Not”, in Quartz‎[1]:
  But if the last two years are a teacher, look for the bombastic tweets to resume before sunrise.
(Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

teacher m or f by sense (plural teachers)

a teacher of English
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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.