docente

teacher

noun adjective doh-SEN-teh Less Common

Also means

teaching (adj.)

Usage Note

Docente is a common gender noun: el docente (male teacher) and la docente (female teacher). It is the formal or official term preferred in educational and administrative contexts, while maestro/a tends to be used for primary-school teachers and profesor/a for secondary and university levels. As an adjective it means 'teaching' or 'educational,' as in cuerpo docente ('teaching staff').

Examples

"La docente explicó el tema con claridad."

Natural Translation

The teacher explained the topic clearly.

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