teacher English · revision 2815

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1290}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈtiː.tʃə/, US /ˈtiː.tʃɚ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|techer]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) formed [[af|enm|techen|-er|t1=to teach]], from the verb [[teach]] and the agent suffix [[-er]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ That which shows or points out, especially the index finger: about 1290 in the OED,^(OED 1989) the early 14th century in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) a sense found only in Middle English.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A person who gives moral guidance is from the mid-14th century,^(Etymonline) and one who gives instruction in a field or craft from the late 14th.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) By about 1400 it could also mean an animal trainer.^(Etymonline) The feminine ''teacheress'' is from the late 14th century, of Wisdom, translating Latin doctrix.^(Etymonline) In New England Congregational churches a teacher was a church officer (1834),^(OED 1989) and in the Mormon church it is a rank above deacon.^(MW Collegiate) ''Teacher's pet'' is from 1856 and ''teacher's aide'' by 1956.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1290 – an indicator; the index finger.^(OED 1989)

+ * mid-14th century – a moral guide.^(Etymonline)

+ * late 14th century – an instructor.^(Etymonline)

+ * late 14th century – ''teacheress''.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1400 – an animal trainer.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1856 – ''teacher's pet''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person who teaches, especially one employed to [[instruct]] in a [[school]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Something that teaches: ''experience is the best teacher''.^(OED 1989)^(AHD)

+ # In the Mormon church, a member of the Aaronic [[priesthood]] ranking above a [[deacon]].^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[teacherless]]

+ * [[teachership]]

+ * [[nonteacher]]

+ * [[teacherage]]

+ * [[underteacher]]

+ * [[schoolteacher]]

+ * [[teacherly]]

+ * [[parent-teacher association]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[teach]]

+ * [[token]]

+ * [[teaching]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}