► 名詞
師 [し] [liter] meaning: teacher rank: 3
☆ 私は彼を人生の師と仰いでいる ⇨ I consider him as my teacher of life (☛ Typically a teacher of athletic or artistic skills, and/or life lessons)
► 接尾辞
師 [し] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ 彼女は薬剤師だ ⇨ She is a pharmacist (☛ A person with specific qualifications)
☆ 彼はプロの手品師だ ⇨ He is a professional magician (☛ A person with specific skills)
☆ あいつはとんだペテン師だ ⇨ He is a freaking con artist (☛ Used for both good and bad skills)
More examples:
- 彼は教師の物真似をして皆を笑わせた ⇨ He impersonated his teacher and made everybody laugh
 - 悪賢い詐欺師 ⇨ A cunning con artist
 - 薬剤師 ⇨ A pharmacist
 - 苟も教師として有るまじき行為だ ⇨ It is an unacceptable action for someone if he/she who is supposed to be a teacher
 - 学校には教師と事務合わせて50人の職員がいる ⇨ There are 50 workers at the school, combining teachers and administrators
 - 私は彼を師と仰いでいる ⇨ I look up to him as my teacher, mentor
 - 有名な漫才師が漫談するラジオ番組 ⇨ A radio program in which a famous comedian talks
 - 薬剤師が薬を調剤した ⇨ The pharmacist mixed ingredients to make a drug
 - 彼女は看護師が天職だ ⇨ Nursing is her true calling
 - 昔は教師が生徒を棒で叩くのは普通だった ⇨ In the past it was common for teachers to beat students with sticks
 - 教師が沢山の宿題を出した ⇨ The teacher gave a lot of homework
 - あの教師は生徒に人気が有る ⇨ That teacher is popular among students
 - 奇術師 ⇨ A magician
 - 教師と生徒の不健全な関係 ⇨ An unhealthy relationship between a teacher and a student
 - 悪い教師に当たると勉強する気が無くなる ⇨ When you are assigned to a bad teacher, you lose motivation to learn