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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSTITUTOR

n.[L.] The person who establishes; one who enacts laws, rites and ceremonies, and enjoins the observance of them. 1. The person who founds an order, sect, society or scheme for the promotion of a public or social object.
2. An instructor; one who educates; as an institutor of youth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSTITUTOR

In "sti *tu `tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. instituteur. ]

1. One who institutes, founds, ordains, or establishes.

2. One who educates; an instructor. [Obs. ] Walker.

3. (Episcopal Church )

Defn: A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.

Spanish Dictionary

institutor

institutor nombre masculino Colomb Maestro de escuela .