Meanings
plural teaching assistants
- educationA person who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.
Synonyms: education assistant, teacher's aide, teacher's assistant, team teacher, paraprofessional educator, para, TA
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 助教
- 助教 (zhùjiào)individual who assists a teacher
Danish instruktor
- instruktorindividual who assists a teacher
Finnish koulunkäyntiavustaja
- koulunkäyntiavustajaindividual who assists a teacher
French auxiliaire d'enseignement, assistant d'enseignement
- auxiliaire d'enseignementindividual who assists a teacher
- assistant d'enseignementindividual who assists a teacher
- assistante d'enseignementindividual who assists a teacher
Hungarian gyakornok
- gyakornokindividual who assists a teacher
Irish múinteoir cúnta
- múinteoir cúntaindividual who assists a teacher
Portuguese professor assistente, professora assistente
- professor assistenteindividual who assists a teacher
- professora assistenteindividual who assists a teacher
Swedish skolassistent
- skolassistentindividual who assists a teacher
Vietnamese trợ giảng
- trợ giảngindividual who assists a teacher
Cite this entry
teaching assistant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching%20assistant
“teaching assistant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching%20assistant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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