as in teacher
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of didact
Jamie says that her father was an ardent family man, attentive, affectionate, an unending didact who crammed his kids with poetry, music, Hebrew lessons.
—
David Denby, The New Yorker, 16 June 2018
At the present moment, many Americans feel as Boston’s didacts once did: desperate to see their country regain a sense of common perspective and fellow feeling that once existed, if only in myth.
—Justin T. Clark, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2018
David Denby, The New Yorker, 16 June 2018
At the present moment, many Americans feel as Boston’s didacts once did: desperate to see their country regain a sense of common perspective and fellow feeling that once existed, if only in myth.
—Justin T. Clark, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for didact
Noun
-
The Kaukauna Area School District released a statement on Monday saying it had been made aware of the post and that Meyer, who has worked as a teacher in the district for more than 20 years, had been placed on administrative leave.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Mata and other teachers said Soliz was unable to answer questions about how the chart was created, including grade levels and how many students were included in the data.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The instructor will start off by giving attendees a prompt to spark creativity along with stress-reducing breathing exercises.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
-
Many local instructors will be participating in a rally organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators in downtown Raleigh to call for more state investment in education.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The profile of the pedant has changed surprisingly across time periods and cultures, but what’s constant is that nobody wants to be called one.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
-
Avery, the heroine of Anika Jade Levy’s debut novel, Flat Earth (Catapult, $26), spends many turgid nights with a pedant.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
As a result, educators are leaving the profession, classrooms are overcrowded, and mental health counselors and other critical supports are disappearing.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Many educators say schools could do more to include students labeled EBD in general education classrooms.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The project was led by Xu Jianzhong, PhD, a CAS academician and engineering thermophysics expert.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
-
Authors call for a worldwide network of government leaders, UN agencies, scientists, academicians and the public, all designed to combat the spread of ultraprocessed foods, prioritizing children.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Woke doesn't just characterize academe, academe is from where almost every trope of woke originally came.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
26 Jan. 2026
-
Chinese research took a long while to recover from Mao’s purge of academe.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
-
Harford County Council member and schoolteacher Jacob Bennett will return to the classroom after an investigation by Child Protective Services found a complaint against him was unsubstantiated.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
-
In America, Vidala was a schoolteacher named Vivian.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Didact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/didact. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
