Lecturer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lecturer is a noun meaning A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
Meaning
A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
More Meanings
- A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.
- (dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.
Example Sentences
The lecturers are expert on lecturing on the subject, but they offer the splatterdash method of disseminating information with no point of view of their own.
Mr. Abel, who lives in Westport, Conn., has earned his bread as a writer and lecturer on problem-solving tactics, and he has earned a reputation as a duke of dupery since 1959, when he masterminded the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals.
Word Forms
- lecturers
Synonyms for lecturer
Depending on context, synonyms include reader, lector.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reader, lector, educator, tutor, schoolteacher, professor.
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