docent

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin docēntem, present participle of docēre (“to teach”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdoʊ.sənt/

Adjective

docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)

1. Instructive; that teaches.

Noun

docent (plural docents)

1. A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:

     Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.

2. (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.

   The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.

Related terms

• docile
• doctor
• doctorate
• doctrinaire
• doctrinal
• doctrine
• document
• indoctrinate

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Dutch

Noun

docent m. (plural docenten, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. teacher, docent

Synonyms

• leraar
• leerkracht
• onderwijzer

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Latin

Verb

docent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of doceō