noun
educator; teacher
Refers to a person involved in education, often with a focus on educational theory or practice, not just a classroom teacher.
彼は有名な教育家として知られている。
He is known as a famous educator.
その教育家は新しい学習法を提案した。
The educator proposed a new learning method.
教育者 is a near-synonym, but 教育家 may carry a slightly more formal or established connotation.
Compound of 教育 (education) and 家 (person, specialist).