An educator is someone who is specialized in the theories and methods of education.
[mainly US]regional note: in BRIT, use educationalist
More Synonyms of educator
educator in British English
(ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtə)
noun
1.
a person who educates; teacher
2.
a specialist in education; educationalist
3.
(in South Africa) a school teacher
educator in American English
(ˈɛdʒuˌkeɪtər; ˈɛdʒəˌkeɪtər)
noun
1.
a person whose work is to educate others; teacher
2.
a specialist in the theories and methods of education
Examples of 'educator' in a sentence
educator
This task may then be fulfilled by a school health educator.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
Most often the coordinator of the school health team is a health educator or school nurse.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
The background of this group is varied and includes a number of health educators.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
Classes in moral education have not proven to be the "quick fix" that many educators hoped for.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
They said if home educators did not wish for home visits that should not be a cause for concern.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Contemporary science educators are convinced that most conventional science instruction does not permit learning that is extensive and meaningful enough (deep enough?
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
To persuade editorial to give me this chance, I had passed myself off as a former high school educator.
Mike Daisey 21 DOG YEARS (2002)
In other languages
educator
British English: educator NOUN
An educator is a person who educates people.
What more could an educator hope for than a student's desire to learn.
American English: educator
Brazilian Portuguese: educador
Chinese: 教育家
European Spanish: educador
French: éducateur
German: Erzieher
Italian: educatore
Japanese: 教育者
Korean: 교육자
European Portuguese: educador
Latin American Spanish: educador
Chinese translation of 'educator'
educator
(ˈɛdjukeɪtəʳ) (esp US)
n(c)
教育家 (jiàoyùjiā) (位, jiā)
(noun)
As a music educator, I taught in our city schools for many years.
Synonyms
teacher
I'm a teacher with 21 years' experience.
professor
a professor of economics at Chittagong University
lecturer
a lecturer in Law at Southampton University
don
The train was full of university dons.
coach
He has joined the team as a coach.
guide
He was spiritual guide to a group of young monks.
fellow
trainer
She went to the gym with her trainer.
tutor
He surprised his tutors by failing the exam.
instructor
tuition from an approved driving instructor
mentor
She has sacked her coach and mentor and is now relying on her father.
schoolteacher
His father was a schoolteacher and churchwarden.
pedagogue
My grandfather was a born pedagogue; it gave him great pleasure to impart information.
edifier
educationalist or educationist
schoolmaster or schoolmistress
master or mistress
Additional synonyms
in the sense of coach
Definition
a tutor who prepares students for examinations
He has joined the team as a coach.
Synonyms
instructor,
teacher,
trainer,
tutor,
handler
in the sense of don
Definition
a member of the teaching staff at a university or college