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instructor

Definitions of instructor
  1. noun
    a person whose occupation is teaching
    synonyms: monitor, profesor
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    types:
    profesor de arte
    someone who teaches art
    catequista
    one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
    pasante, preceptor, professor particular, tutor
    a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
    profesor de inglés
    someone who teaches English
    profesor de francés
    someone who teaches French
    aya, gobernanta, institutriz, norsa, nurse
    a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
    instructora
    a woman instructor
    profesor de matemáticas
    someone who teaches mathematics
    evangelista, misionero
    someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
    profesor de música
    someone who teaches music
    profesor de lectura
    someone who teaches students to read
    profesor de equitación
    someone who teaches horsemanship
    maestro
    a teacher in a school below the college level
    profesor de ciencias
    someone who teaches science
    profesor de geometría
    someone who teaches geometry
    profesor de piano
    someone who teaches students to play the piano
    maestra, profesora
    a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
    type of:
    educador, pedagogo
    someone who educates young people
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