docent

Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/

The English word “docent” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Instructive; that teaches.

noun

A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.

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.

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