A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
English: guru
guruEnglish
guru, Guru, faculty, headmaster, instructor
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#567 of the corpus · 224.2 per million words · 957,533 occurrences
Noun
A person whose occupation is teaching
English: teacher, instructor
Bahasa: pengajar, pendidik, instruktur, pengasuh
Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
English: Guru
6 more noun senses
A recognized leader in some field or of some movement
English: guru
Presiding officer of a school
English: headmaster, schoolmaster, master
Bahasa: pengetua, guru besar
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A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
English: sage
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A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
English: schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistress
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A teacher in a school below the college level
English: schoolteacher, school teacher
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The body of teachers and administrators at a school
English: staff, faculty
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