docent
pronunciation
How to pronounce docent in British English:
UK [ˈdəʊsnt]
How to pronounce docent in American English:
US [ˈdoʊsnt]
-
- Noun:
- a teacher at some universities
Word Origin
- docent (adj.)
- 1630s, from Latin docentem (nominative docens), present participle of docere "to teach" (see doctor). As a noun, from 1880.
Example
- 1. My name is joan fountain , and I ` ll be you docent today .
- 2. Application for waiver of admission charges and docent service .
- 3. Do you need a docent while visit ?
- 4. Application for free admission and docent service .
- 5. Local historian ann boutwell , a docent at the margaret mitchell house for 12 years , gives an entertaining and lively tour through " the dump . "