instructor

== English == === Alternative forms === instructour (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ === Noun === instructor (plural instructors) One who instructs; a teacher. ==== Synonyms ==== instructer (much less common) ==== Hyponyms ==== instructress (female, dated) instructrix (female, dated) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== instruct ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnstrūctōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ins.tɾukˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ins.tɾukˈtoɾ] === Adjective === instructor (feminine instructora, masculine plural instructors, feminine plural instructores) instructive === Noun === instructor m (plural instructors, feminine instructora, feminine plural instructores) instructor ==== Related terms ==== instruir === Further reading === “instructor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “instructor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “instructor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “instructor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Latin == === Etymology === From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) +‎ -tor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈstruːk.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [inˈstruk.tor] === Noun === īnstrūctor m (genitive īnstrūctōris); third declension Someone who arranges something; preparer. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: instructor English: instructor French: instructeur Galician: instrutor → German: Instruktor Italian: istruttore Portuguese: instrutor Romanian: instructor Russian: инстру́ктор (instrúktor) Spanish: instructor === References === “instructor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “instructor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "instructor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “instructor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Noun === instructor m (plural instructores, feminine instructora, feminine plural instructoras) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of instrutor == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French instructeur. Compare Russian инстру́ктор (instrúktor). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈstruk.tor/ === Noun === instructor m (plural instructori, feminine equivalent instructoare) instructor ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== instructaj instructiv instructivitate instrucție, instrucțiune instrucțional === See also === instrui === References === “instructor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin īnstructor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /instɾuɡˈtoɾ/ [ĩns.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: ins‧truc‧tor === Noun === instructor m (plural instructores, feminine instructora, feminine plural instructoras) instructor, teacher Synonyms: monitor, maestro ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “instructor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025