| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Afrikaans | onderwyser |
|---|---|
| Catalan | mestre; professor |
| Czech | učitel |
| Danish | lærer |
| Dutch | instructeur; leraar; meester; onderwijzer; leerkracht |
| English | teacher |
| English (Old English) | lareow |
| Esperanto | instruisto |
| Faeroese | kennari; lærari |
| French | instituteur |
| German | Lehrer; Lehrmeister |
| Hawaiian | kumu |
| Hungarian | tanár; tanító |
| Italian | maestro |
| Jamaican Patois | tiicha |
| Low German | leyraar |
| Malay | pengajar; guru |
| Norwegian | lærer |
| Papiamento | instruktor |
| Polish | nauczyciel |
| Portuguese | mestre; professor |
| Russian | учитель |
| Saterland Frisian | Koaster; Leerder; Mäster |
| Spanish | maestro |
| Swahili | mwalimu |
| Swedish | lektor; lärare |
| Thai | ครู |
| Welsh | athro |
| West Frisian | learaar |
| Yiddish | לערער |