lecturer
/ˈlekt͡ʃəɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.72 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
noun
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.
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."
- "These behaviors and mindsets contrast with mindful eating, which means using all your physical and emotional senses to experience and enjoy the food choices you make without judgment, said Lilian Cheung, a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication in the nutrition department at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email."
Etymology
Etymology tree English lecture Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lecturer From lecture + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlekt͡ʃəɹə/
- British English: /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/