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Where does “teacher” come from?

Teacher comes from Middle English techere, a word of unknown ultimate origin.

teacher (English): A person who teaches, especially one employed in...

Definitions

  1. A person who teaches, especially one employed in...

Ancestry of “teacher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtechere—

Words derived from “teacher”

  • schoolteacher
  • headteacher
  • teacherly
  • teacherage
  • teachership
  • teacherless
  • nonteacher
  • teacherlike
  • superteacher
  • underteacher
  • schoolteacherish
  • teachering
  • schoolteacherly
  • teachercentric
  • teleteacher
  • e-teacher
  • unteacherlike
  • microteacher
  • teacherese
  • cyberteacher
  • teacher
  • tisa
  • tichaa
  • titja
Every word from Middle English techere →