教育者(きょういくしゃ)

きょういくしゃ
noun
educator; educationalist
1. educator; educationalist
a person whose profession or vocation is education, especially one who has influence on educational philosophy or practice
彼(かれ)は優(すぐ)れた教育者(きょういくしゃ)だ。
He is an outstanding educator.
教育者(きょういくしゃ)としての責任(せきにん)を感(かん)じている。
I feel a responsibility as an educator.
多(おお)くの教育者(きょういくしゃ)がこの問題(もんだい)に関心(かんしん)を寄(よ)せている。
Many educators are taking an interest in this issue.
福沢諭吉(ふくざわゆきち)は日本(にほん)を代表(だいひょう)する教育者(きょういくしゃ)の一人(ひとり)だ。
Fukuzawa Yukichi is one of Japan's most representative educators.

A formal term for someone devoted to the field of education. Unlike 先生(せんせい), which refers to a specific teacher, 教育者(きょういくしゃ) describes someone whose identity and life work center on education in a broader sense.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 優(すぐ)れた教育者(きょういくしゃ): an outstanding educator
  • 教育者(きょういくしゃ)としての立場(たちば): one's position as an educator
  • 教育者(きょういくしゃ)の養成(ようせい): training of educators
  • 教育者(きょういくしゃ)の使命(しめい): the mission of an educator

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 先生(せんせい): teacher; refers to a specific person who teaches, used as both a title and a general term
  • 教師(きょうし): teacher (more formal than 先生(せんせい)); focuses on the professional role of teaching in a school
  • 指導者(しどうしゃ): leader or instructor; broader term that includes coaches, mentors, and leaders outside of formal education

WORD FORMATION:
教育(きょういく) (education) + 者(しゃ) (person). The suffix 者(しゃ) marks a person defined by their role or profession.

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