instructor

US/ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/

nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #3,834 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: instructors

An instructor is somebody who teaches a practical skill. A driving instructor, a ski instructor, ask the instructor.

It belongs to skills learned by doing rather than to subjects learned by studying, which is why nobody has a history instructor. In American universities it is also a job title below professor.

Definitions of instructor

1nouninstructorSomebody who teaches a practical skill.B1+
“My driving instructor told me to slow down before the corner.”

instructor is a teacher.

Where it comes from

Latin instructor comes from instruere, to build or equip, from in plus struere, to pile.

Latin
instructor
English, today
instructor

From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

instructor in the wild

A drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces, fire department, or police forces with specific duties that vary by country.
Drill instructor
Foot drill, military step, and marching are typically taught by drill instructors.
Drill instructor
In-car instruction places a student in a vehicle with an instructor.
Driver's education
A flight instructor is a person who teaches others to operate aircraft.
Flight instructor
Military diving instructors are generally members of the armed force for which they train personnel.
Diving instructor

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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