Definitions for docentˈdoʊ sənt; Ger. doʊˈtsɛnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
do•centˈdoʊ sənt; Ger. doʊˈtsɛnt(n.)
Category: Education
Ref: privatdocent.
a college or university lecturer.
Category: Education
a knowledgeable guide, esp. one who conducts visitors through a museum.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of docent:
1630–40; < G Dozent < L docent-, s. of docēns, prp. of docēre to teach
do′cent•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
docent(noun)
a teacher at some universities
Wiktionary
docent(Noun)
A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
docent(Noun)
A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.
docent(Adjective)
Instructive; that teaches.
Origin: From docentem, present participle of docere.
Webster Dictionary
Docent(adj)
serving to instruct; teaching
Translations for docent
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tutor(noun)
a teacher of a group of students in a college or university.
- onderwyserAfrikaans
- مُعَلِّم لمجموعة طُلاب في كُلِّيَّه أو جامِعَهArabic
- преподавателBulgarian
- professorPortuguese (BR)
- tutorCzech
- der/die Tutor(in)German
- vejleder; universitetslærerDanish
- επόπτης σπουδών, εκπαιδευτήςGreek
- tutorSpanish
- juhendajaEstonian
- استاد راهنماFarsi
- opettajaFinnish
- chargé/-ée de classeFrench
- מוֹרֶה, חוֹנֵךHebrew
- शिक्षकHindi
- mentor, učiteljCroatian
- tanulmányvezető tanár, tutorHungarian
- pengajarIndonesian
- kennariIcelandic
- tutorItalian
- 指導教員Japanese
- 개인 교수Korean
- dėstytojas, kurso/studijų vadovasLithuanian
- pasniedzējsLatvian
- tutorMalay
- docentDutch
- universitets-/høyskolelærerNorwegian
- opiekunPolish
- استاد راهنماPersian
- لارښود استادPashto
- professorPortuguese
- profesorRomanian
- преподаватель(-куратор)Russian
- tútor, konzultantSlovak
- mentorSlovenian
- tutorSerbian
- handledareSwedish
- ครูสอนThai
- danışman öğretmenTurkish
- 導師Chinese (Trad.)
- керівник групи студентівUkrainian
- کليہ يا جامعہ کا معلمUrdu
- thầy phụ đạoVietnamese
- 导师Chinese (Simp.)
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