| Main Entry: | preceptor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instructor |
Synonyms: |
expert, guru, mentor, specialist, teacher, tutor |
| Main Entry: | instructor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who educates |
Synonyms: |
adviser, coach, demonstrator, exponent, guide, lecturer, mentor, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, teacher, trainer, tutor |
Antonyms: |
pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
Synonyms: |
administrator, boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, controller, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, head person, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, schoolmaster/ mistress, skipper, slave driver, spiritual leader, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, teacher, top dog, tutor, wheel |
Antonyms: |
servant |
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of organization, often an educational one |
Synonyms: |
administrator, boss, chief, dean, director, exec, head, key player, lead, leader, preceptor, protagonist, rector, ruler, star, superintendent |
| Notes: | principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
| Main Entry: | teacher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who educates |
Synonyms: |
abecedary, adviser, assistant, coach, disciplinarian, educator, faculty member, guide, instructor, lecturer, mentor, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, pundit, scholar, schoolteacher, supervisor, teach*, trainer, tutor |
Antonyms: |
pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | tutor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who teaches another privately |
Synonyms: |
coach, educator, governor, grind, guardian, guide, instructor, lecturer, mentor, preceptor, private teacher, prof, teach*, teacher |
Antonyms: |
pupil, student |