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

Thinking about what he might do next, he recalled particularly enjoying those occasions when he was a guest lecturer at law schools and colleges and mentoring younger associates.

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Nick, who is 63, is retired now, having worked until recently as a senior lecturer in education, and contacted Your Voice, Your BBC News to share his story.

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These scholars were required to obtain Social Security numbers to work on campus in roles such as research or teaching assistants, postdoctoral fellows or visiting lecturers.

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But neglecting the importance of a support network can be costly in more ways than one, said Jeremy Nobel, a primary-care physician and lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

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Marco Chan, a senior lecturer in aviation operations at Buckinghamshire New University, said the footage appeared to show the third engine had been damaged because it expelled a burst of smoke.

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Related Words

• instructor 
• professor