docent
/ˈdoʊ.sənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Instructive; that teaches.
noun
A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: preceptor, professor, associate professor, assistant professor"
- "The docent is available for office hours and can help to connect students with tutors."
- "Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves."
- "The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian."
- "She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children."
Etymology
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *deḱ-, docēns, Privatdozent, Dozent
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdoʊ.sənt/
- British English: /ˈdəʊ.sənt/
Usage
- American usage