docent

[ doh-suhnt; German doh-tsent ]

/ ˈdoʊ sənt; German doʊˈtsɛnt /

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noun

privatdocent.

a college or university lecturer.

a person who is a knowledgeable guide, especially one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.

Origin of docent

1630–40; <German Dozent<Latin docent- (stem of docēns, present participle of docēre), equivalent to doc- teach + -ent-ent

OTHER WORDS FROM docent

do·cent·ship, noun

Words nearby docent

Dobuan, dobutamine hydrochloride, doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach

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Example sentences from the Web for docent

Like the “wonderful one-hoss shay,” the tottering old chair had collapsed and the docent lay sprawling under the ruins.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans
After spending some time as teacher in a private school, he returned to Leipsic as Privat Docent in the university.
History of Education|Levi Seeley
Doctor Norbert Hanold, docent of archology, really found in the relief nothing noteworthy for his science.
Delusion and Dream|Wilhelm Jensen
In the evening at the house of Gizycki (a Docent on Ethics), to a "privatissimum" with a supper after it.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James

After a course in chemistry, he began the systematic study of medicine and in 1811 became a Privat docent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for docent

docent

/ (ˈdəʊsənt) /

noun

a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc

(dəʊˈsɛnt, German doˈtsɛnt) (in the US) a lecturer in some colleges or universities

Derived forms of docent

docentship, noun

Word Origin for docent

C19: from German Dozent, from Latin docēns from docēre to teach

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单词	docent
释义	docent [ doh-suhnt; German doh-tsent ] / ˈdoʊ sənt; German doʊˈtsɛnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR docent ON THESAURUS.COM noun privatdocent. a college or university lecturer. a person who is a knowledgeable guide, especially one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions. Origin of docent 1630–40; <German Dozent<Latin docent- (stem of docēns, present participle of docēre), equivalent to doc- teach + -ent-ent OTHER WORDS FROM docent do·cent·ship, noun Words nearby docent Dobuan, dobutamine hydrochloride, doby, Dobzhansky, doc, docent, Docetae, Docetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for docent Like the “wonderful one-hoss shay,” the tottering old chair had collapsed and the docent lay sprawling under the ruins. Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena\|H. J. Mozans After spending some time as teacher in a private school, he returned to Leipsic as Privat Docent in the university. History of Education\|Levi Seeley Doctor Norbert Hanold, docent of archology, really found in the relief nothing noteworthy for his science. Delusion and Dream\|Wilhelm Jensen In the evening at the house of Gizycki (a Docent on Ethics), to a "privatissimum" with a supper after it. The Letters of William James, Vol. 1\|William James After a course in chemistry, he began the systematic study of medicine and in 1811 became a Privat docent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for docent docent / (ˈdəʊsənt) / noun a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc (dəʊˈsɛnt, German doˈtsɛnt) (in the US) a lecturer in some colleges or universities Derived forms of docent docentship, noun Word Origin for docent C19: from German Dozent, from Latin docēns from docēre to teach Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to docent lecturer, instructor, teacher
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docent

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