privatdocent

American  

[pree-vaht-doh-tsent] / priˈvɑt doʊˈtsɛnt /

Or privatdozent

noun

1. (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.

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Privatdocent British  

/ priˈvaːtdoˈtsɛnt /

noun

1. (esp in German-speaking countries) a university lecturer who formerly received fees from his students rather than a university salary

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Etymology

Origin of privatdocent

1880–85; < German Privatdocent; see private, docent

Example Sentences

After supporting himself for some years by private teaching, he removed in 1822 to Bonn, where he held the position of privatdocent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

In 1839 he settled as a privatdocent at the University of Breslau, where he lectured on the German language and literature until 1844, when he resigned his position to devote himself to literature.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various

The historico-political papers, however, charged him with denying the mysteries of Christianity, rejecting the traditional theology, etc., and Clemens, a privatdocent of philosophy in Bonn, became the mouthpiece of this party.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

At the Universities of Prague and Graz he studied with such zeal that when only 19 he took his doctor's degree in law and shortly afterward became a privatdocent for German history at Graz.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock