docent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdəʊsənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dō′sənt; Ger. dō tsent′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
do•cent  (dō′sənt; Ger. dō tsent′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Educationprivatdocent.
  2. Educationa college or university lecturer.
  3. a person who is a knowledgeable guide, esp. one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.
  • Latin docent- (stem of docēns, present participle of docēre), equivalent. to doc- teach + -ent -ent
  • German Dozent
  • 1630–40
do′cent•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
docent / ˈdəʊsənt/
  1. a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: from German Dozent, from Latin docēns from docēre to teach
'docent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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