docent

[ doh-suhnt; German doh-tsent ]

/ ˈdoʊ sənt; German doʊˈtsɛnt /

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noun

a college or university lecturer.

a person who is a knowledgeable guide, especially one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.

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Origin of docent

1630–40; <German Dozent<Latin docent- (stem of docēns, present participle of docēre), equivalent to doc- teach + -ent-ent

OTHER WORDS FROM docent

do·cent·ship, noun

Words nearby docent

Dobu, Dobuan, doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach

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How to use docent in a sentence

Working at the museum, specifically as a docent during the “Taking Action” exhibition, changed how she thought of collective action and movement building, she said.
The Climate Museum is the first of its kind in the U.S. — and its founder is on a mission|Tatiana Schlossberg|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
Moralistae vulgo docent inseminationem essentialem esse copulae carnali.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
In the evening at the house of Gizycki (a Docent on Ethics), to a "privatissimum" with a supper after it.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James
Doctor Norbert Hanold, docent of archology, really found in the relief nothing noteworthy for his science.
Delusion and Dream|Wilhelm Jensen

After spending some time as teacher in a private school, he returned to Leipsic as Privat Docent in the university.
History of Education|Levi Seeley
He became docent or reader in Belles Lettres at the university of Copenhagen, where his lectures were the sensation of the hour.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for docent

docent

/ (ˈdəʊsənt) /

noun

a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc

(dəʊˈsɛnt, German doˈtsɛnt) (in the US) a lecturer in some colleges or universities

Derived forms of docent

docentship, noun

Word Origin for docent

C19: from German Dozent, from Latin docēns from docēre to teach

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