as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
had spent most of his adulthood as an instructor in the local school system
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There will be free food and beverages, fitness demonstrations (10 a.m. to noon), instructor introductions (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.) and opportunity drawings for Oasis gift cards.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Hotel del Coronado Head to the beach to enjoy the incredible surf during a lesson with an instructor hand-selected and trained by legendary pro-surfer Jamie O’Brien, then don your sneakers or rent a bike to coast along the glittering golden sands of Coronado Beach.
—AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The instructor, Thiago, told the Trial Guy to straddle a young blue belt named Eric, who began to teach him some moves from the mount.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The second case was a ski instructor, Daniel, who lived in Montchavin and had a chalet near Les Coches, a ski village five minutes up a switchback road by car.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Hotel del Coronado Head to the beach to enjoy the incredible surf during a lesson with an instructor hand-selected and trained by legendary pro-surfer Jamie O’Brien, then don your sneakers or rent a bike to coast along the glittering golden sands of Coronado Beach.
—AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
The instructor, Thiago, told the Trial Guy to straddle a young blue belt named Eric, who began to teach him some moves from the mount.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The second case was a ski instructor, Daniel, who lived in Montchavin and had a chalet near Les Coches, a ski village five minutes up a switchback road by car.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Instructor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instructor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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