DOCENT

Docent

Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach. The term is derived from the Latin word docēns, which is the present active participle of docēre .

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docent

Noun

  1. A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
  2. A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
    The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.

Adjective

  1. Instructive; that teaches.


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