teaching fellow
noun · n
Simple meaning
A teaching fellow is an individual at a higher education institution, including universities, whose work involves teaching and potentially pedagogic research.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
teechihngfehlohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtitʃɪŋˈfɛloʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A graduate student with teaching responsibilities
n
A teaching fellow (sometimes referred to as a TF) is an individual at a higher education institution, including universities, whose work involves teaching and potentially pedagogic research.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A graduate student with teaching responsibilities
Used this way, teaching fellow is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in education or classroom contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Education/classroom
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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