docent
noun
- person who teaches at universities and educational institutions
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/ / /ˈdoʊ.sənt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
- Instructive; that teaches.
noun
Etymology: From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
- A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
“Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.”
- A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
“The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.”
“She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.”