teacher

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach +‎ -er. More at teach. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.t͡ʃə/, [ˈtʰiː.t͡ʃə] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈtʰi.t͡ʃɚ] Hyphenation: teach‧er Rhymes: -iːtʃə(ɹ) === Noun === teacher (plural teachers) A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. The index finger; the forefinger. An indication; a lesson. (Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14. ==== Synonyms ==== (person who teaches): preceptor, educator (index finger): See Thesaurus:index finger ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cheater, hectare, rechate, recheat, reteach == Spanish == === Alternative forms === tícher === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English teacher. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtit͡ʃeɾ/ [ˈt̪i.t͡ʃeɾ] Rhymes: -itʃeɾ Syllabification: tea‧cher === Noun === teacher m or f by sense (plural teachers) a teacher of English (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ==== Usage notes ==== 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.