Docent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdəʊ.sənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Docent is an adjective meaning Instructive; that teaches.
Meaning
Instructive; that teaches.
More Meanings
- A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
- (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
Example Sentences
The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.
She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.
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.
Word Forms
- docents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include educational, teacher, teaching, privat, scripturient, presentative.
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