Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

educator

/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: ed-u-ca-tor
IPA: /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.

Example Sentences

"This paper surveys the research methods and approaches used in the multidisciplinary field of applied language studies or language education over the last fourty^([sic]) years. Drawing on insights gained in psycho- and sociolinguistics, educational linguistics and linguistic anthropology with regard to language and culture, it is organized around five major questions that concern language educators."

Etymology

From Latin ēducātor. By surface analysis, educate + -or.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *dewk-, ēducātor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/
British English: /ˈɛdʒʊkeɪtə/

Inflected Forms

educators (plural)

Derived Forms

educatorese educatress educrat noneducator paraeducator phonicator psychoeducator

Phrases

e-educator paraprofessional educator special educator

Synonyms

pedagogue pedagog

Questions

How do you pronounce educator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/.
What does educator mean?: A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.
Where does educator come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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