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docent

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do⋅cent

  [doh-suhnt; Ger. doh-tsent]
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–noun
1. privatdocent.
2. a college or university lecturer.
3. a person who is a knowledgeable guide, esp. one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.
Origin:
1630–40; < G Dozent < L docent- (s. of docēns, prp. of docēre), equiv. to doc- teach + -ent -ent

Related forms:
do⋅cent⋅ship, noun

pri⋅vat⋅do⋅cent

  [pree-vaht-doh-tsent]
–noun
(in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
Also, pri⋅vat⋅do⋅zent.
Also called docent.

Origin:
1880–85; < G Privatdocent; see private, docent
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do·cent   (dō'sənt, dō-sěnt')   
n.  

  1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities who is not a regular faculty member.

  2. A lecturer or tour guide in a museum or cathedral.


[German Dozent, from Latin docēns, docent-, present participle of docēre, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

docent 
1639, from L. docentem, from docere "to teach" (see doctor).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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