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

Forms

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.

Related Words

Compare: 先生(せんせい) (teacher)

Compare: 教師(きょうし) (teacher)

Compare: 指導者(しどうしゃ) (leader or instructor)

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