oktatói

Oktatói is the adjectival form derived from the Hungarian noun oktató, which means instructor, trainer, or teacher. The word oktatói is used to describe things related to instruction or training, rather than to designate a specific person. It can modify nouns in phrases such as oktatói tevékenység (instructional activity), oktatói állás (instructor position), or oktatói program (instructional program).

In usage, oktató refers to a person who provides instruction or training—a teacher, tutor, or trainer. The term is common across formal and informal settings, including schools, vocational training centers, universities, and corporate training departments. In vocational or continuing education, more specific expressions such as gyakorlati oktató (practical instructor) or szakoktató (specialist instructor) are used to emphasize hands-on or field-based training.

Oktatói has a broader, descriptive function and is often found in contexts where the focus is on the act or system of teaching rather than on a single instructor. It contrasts with tanár, which more typically denotes a schoolteacher in primary or secondary education, and with edző, which is usually the term for a sports coach. The distinction can be subtle and context-dependent; oktató often foregrounds the instructional role in professional, technical, or non-formal education settings.

Etymology traces oktató to oktatás, meaning instruction or education, with oktatni meaning to instruct. The form oktatói retains the sense of relating to teaching and is widely used in educational policy, program descriptions, and job titles.