docent
Etymology
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Etymology
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō ("to teach").
Pronunciation Adjectivedocent
- Instructive; that teaches.
docent (plural docents)
- A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 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.
- (chiefly, US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
- The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.
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