student teacher


noun

a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.
Also called intern, practice teacher.

Origin of student teacher

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM student teacher

student teaching, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for student teacher

student teacher

noun

a person who is teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher