lecturer

[lek-cher-er]

noun

1. a person who lectures.

2. an academic rank given in colleges and universities to a teacher ranking below assistant professor.

ˈlecturer

/ ˈlɛktʃərə /

noun

1. a person who lectures

2. a teacher in higher education without professorial status

Other Word Forms

• sublecturer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lecturer¹

First recorded in 1560–70; lecture + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“It’s super unusual to be able to maintain the academics and perform on the field,” said Stephen Etter, a finance lecturer at Haas who taught the quarterback.

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He has been an apprentice printer, print journalist, university lecturer, researcher and played a prominent role in the early days of housing associations in Wales.

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But the power of the misinformation community itself can be part of the problem, warns Dr Timothy Hill, a senior lecturer at the University of Bath, who researches conspiracy theories.

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Ultimately, students will need to know how to use AI effectively and ethically, said Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at Stanford who is the co-lead researcher of a long-term, ongoing study of student cheating.

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Alun is a senior lecturer in history who specialises in early modern medicine and has devoted years to researching the cultural history of beards - a niche that he realised was lacking on social media.

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Related Words

• instructor 
• professor