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lec⋅tur⋅er

[lek-cher-er]
–noun
1. a person who lectures.
2. an academic rank given in colleges and universities to a teacher ranking below assistant professor.

Origin:
1560–70; lecture + -er 1
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lec·tur·er   (lěk'chər-ər)   
n.  
  1. One who delivers lectures, especially professionally.

    1. A member of the faculty of a college or university usually having qualified status without rank or tenure.

    2. A faculty member ranking below an assistant professor.

    3. The academic rank held by such a faculty member.

  2. Chiefly British A university teacher, especially one ranking next below a reader.

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