instructresses

noun

plural of instructress
as in teachers

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  1. teachers
  2. instructors
  3. educators
  4. schoolteachers
  5. mistresses
  6. guides
  7. coaches
Noun
  • To protect the rights of immigrant children, teachers must clearly inhabit their role as the reliable adult.
    — Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Through that partnership, UWG will work with the department and the center to develop an apprenticeship model that provides credit for prior learning and expands mentoring and support for new teachers.
    — Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of teachers
Noun
  • Our workforce model still depends on real instructors, mentors, employers, educational institutions and community partners.
    — Maria Trochimezuk, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructors
Noun
  • Saunders was there for one season, succeeding Mike Hancock, who resigned while citing anxiety, grief and depression in the wake of a 2024 school shooting that left two students and two educators dead.
    — Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Early-childhood educators earn a national median near $27,000.
    — Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • In Spain, elementary and secondary schoolteachers began an indefinite strike in Madrid last week to demand better pay and working conditions.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Schock grew up in Santa Clarita, California, the daughter of two schoolteachers.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolteachers
Noun
  • Most of Jack’s mistresses did not express much concern about Jackie.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Wives and mistresses battle each other in the French court of King Henry II and in the palace of Maharaja Madho Singh II.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistresses
Noun
  • Each channel has different requirements, routing guides, compliance standards, package specifications and customer expectations, and the level of operational complexity has grown exponentially.
    — Tom Wicky, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple telehealth operators including Hims, Gatlan and TRT Nation now publish detailed exit guides covering tapering schedules, symptom timelines and medical supervision requirements.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of guides
Noun
  • Moore was named the Cougars’ new head coach this past offseason, while Miller left his role as wide receivers coach at Boise State to become offensive coordinator in Pullman; both coaches played together at Boise State in the early 2010s.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Balfanz says coaches spend a lot of their time lesson planning, learning each school’s curriculum requirements, and understanding the learning style of an individual student, but time for social and emotional connection is also critical for success.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of coaches
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