Today, I passed by an elementary school in my area and started to reminisce about my days as a K-12 educator. I encounter this school from time to time, and I usually just acknowledge it and kept driving. But on this occasion, it triggered longterm memories of me during my teaching days. More specifically, I started to remember what a character I was and how I always tried to keep things exciting and interesting. Well, I’m still interesting, just in a more corporate, buttoned downed way.
You don’t believe me, do you? Well, how about this for fun. As an educator, I would use all of these zany synonyms to refer to myself and my fellow teachers. Words like pedagogue, docent, pedant, and didact to name a few. Why did I do it? Just to add a little variety to my vocabulary and show off some of the words I was learning for the GRE (Graduate Requisite Exam).
In this short blog, I want to share with you 45 synonyms for the title of teacher. As a heads up, some of these terms are weird, outlandish, and just plain comical. However, they all describe the various roles and forms that teachers assume. Try a few of them with other educators and see how it goes. It may seem awkward at first, but there is nothing wrong with a little fun.
- academe
- academic
- academician
- catechist
- coach
- dean
- didact
- docent
- doctor
- don
- drillmaster
- educationist
- educator
- governess
- guide
- guru
- headmaster
- headmistress
- homeschooler
- inculcator
- instructor
- instructress
- lecturer
- master
- mentor
- mistress
- moralizer
- pedagogue
- pedant
- preacher
- preceptor
- preparer
- prof
- professor
- rector
- regius professor
- schoolmarm
- schoolmaster
- schoolmistress
- schoolteacher
- student teacher
- teacher education candidate
- trainer
- tutor
- tutoress
