docentnoun [ C ]
/ˈdəʊ.sənt//ˈdoʊ.sənt/in some universities and colleges in the US and Europe, a teacher of a rank lower than a professor
US someone whose job is to show people around a museum, zoo, etc. and tell them about the things in it
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Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way