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

Dr Robert Pinfold, lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, is of a similar opinion.

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Dr. Shaywitz, a physician and scientist, is founder of Astounding HealthTech, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Christopher Barnatt, a former computing and future studies lecturer and YouTuber, says this is why we should think about making physical copies of all important documents - for example birth certificates, insurance papers and passports.

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"I felt far from fully prepared, and I think the industry has changed so much since lecturers went to uni," she said.

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Jonathan Gilbert is a lecturer in criminology at the University of the West of England, in Bristol.

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Related Words

• instructor 
• professor