老师 — meaning in English
lǎo shī
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English meaning
- instructor noun A person who teaches a particular skill or subject, especially a practical one.
- professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
- schoolmaster noun A male teacher, especially one in charge of a school or class.
- teacher noun A person whose job is to help students learn, especially in a school.
- tutor noun A person who teaches a student individually or in a small group, often privately.
Senses
老师 is used for these senses in English:
- instructor One who instructs; a teacher.
- professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
- schoolmaster A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
- teacher A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- tutor One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
professor — full definition
- noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
- noun Someone who openly declares or teaches a belief, skill, or art.
- noun A humorous or mocking title for someone who acts like an expert or is unusually obsessive about a subject.