1 a person who is not a qualified teacher who helps a teacher in a school
2 (abbreviation TA) (AmE) (also teaching fellow AmE, BrE) a GRADUATE student who teaches UNDERGRADUATE classes at a university or college, takes discussion or practical classes, marks written work, etc.
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