instructor
instructor; trainer
noun eens-trook-TOHR Rare
Origin: From Latin instructor, from instruere (to build, arrange, instruct).
Usage Note
Instructor covers both a skills trainer (instructor de vuelo — flight instructor) and, in military Spanish, a drill instructor or investigating officer in a expediente (disciplinary procedure). The feminine is instructora. It overlaps with profesor and entrenador, but instructor typically implies a certified or official teaching role for a practical skill.
Examples
"El instructor de buceo explicó las normas de seguridad."
Natural Translation
The diving instructor explained the safety rules.
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