"docent" meaning in English

See docent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/ [UK], /ˈdoʊ.sənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-docent.wav Forms: more docent [comparative], most docent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|docēns}} Latin docēns, {{der|en|de|Privatdozent}} German Privatdozent, {{der|en|de|Dozent}} German Dozent Head templates: {{en-adj}} docent (comparative more docent, superlative most docent)
  1. Instructive; that teaches. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-docent-en-adj-YsO5BhID Disambiguation of People: 17 40 44

Noun

IPA: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/ [UK], /ˈdoʊ.sənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-docent.wav Forms: docents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|docēns}} Latin docēns, {{der|en|de|Privatdozent}} German Privatdozent, {{der|en|de|Dozent}} German Dozent Head templates: {{en-noun}} docent (plural docents)
  1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.) Categories (topical): People Translations (teacher or lecturer in university): դոցենտ (docʻent) (Armenian), docent [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 講師 (Chinese Mandarin), 讲师 (jiǎngshī) (Chinese Mandarin), docent [common-gender] (Danish), docent [masculine] (Dutch), dosentti (Finnish), Dozent [masculine] (German), Dozentin [feminine] (German), docens (Hungarian), dósent [masculine] (Icelandic), dosen (Indonesian), 講師 (kōshi) (Japanese), dosent [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), dosent [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), docente (Spanish), docent [common-gender] (Swedish), föreläsare [common-gender] (Swedish), דאָצענט (dotsent) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-docent-en-noun-R80KBkgo Disambiguation of People: 17 40 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 59 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 66 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 14 4 11 57 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 8 67 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 54 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 52 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 60 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 67 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 54 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 52 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 16 52 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 16 56 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 75 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 54 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 18 51 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 7 75 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 53 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 15 57 29 Disambiguation of 'teacher or lecturer in university': 89 11
  2. (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Translations (tour guide): 講解員 (Chinese Mandarin), 讲解员 (jiǎngjiěyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), omviser [common-gender] (Danish), opas (Finnish), idegenvezető (Hungarian), tárlatvezető (Hungarian), ガイド (gaido) (Japanese), föreläsare [common-gender] (Swedish), talare [common-gender] (Swedish), museiguide [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-docent-en-noun-mK9a-xk~ Disambiguation of People: 17 40 44 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'tour guide': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: docile, doctor, doctorate, doctrinaire, doctrinal, doctrine, document, indoctrinate

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "teacher or lecturer in university",
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