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# instructor

noun (an instructor, instructors)

«instructor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who teaches a practical skill or sport, such as driving, swimming, skiing or climbing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life (swimming lessons, driving lessons, gym) and stories. Phrases: driving instructor, swimming instructor, ski instructor, fitness instructor.

### Examples

- My swimming instructor taught me to dive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x1)
- The ski instructor showed us how to stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x2)
- Mum's driving instructor was very patient. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x3)
- Listen to the instructor at the climbing wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x4)
- The fitness instructor led the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x5)
- A first-aid instructor came to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x6)
- He was my instructor, and taught me music, and horsemanship, and how to cure wounds, and likewise how to inflict wounds with my weapons!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/#x7)

### Note

Use an: an instructor. Verb: instruct; noun: instruction. Instructor is for skills; teacher is the general word for school.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «instructor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/instructor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«instructor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/instructor.html) on Mova free.