English

Adjective

docent ‎(comparative more docent, superlative most docent)

1. Instructive; that teaches.

Noun

docent ‎(plural docents)

1. A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 1212:

     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.

2. (chiefly US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.

   The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.

Related terms

• docile
• doctor
• doctorate
• doctrinaire
• doctrinal
• doctrine
• document
• indoctrinate

Translations

Danish

Noun

docent ?

1. reader

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō ‎(“to teach”).

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /doʊ̯ˈsɛnt/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /doːˈsɛnt/
• Hyphenation: do‧cent
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

docent m ‎(plural docenten, diminutive docentje n, feminine docente)

1. teacher, docent

Synonyms

• leraar
• leerkracht
• onderwijzer

Latin

Verb

docent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of doceō

Polish

Etymology

From Latin docēns, likely through German Dozent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.t͡sɛnt/

Noun

docent m pers

1. docent, lecturer (teacher at a university)

Declension

Derived terms

• docentura

Swedish

Noun

docent c

1. a docent, a university teacher who holds a PhD degree, an associate professor

Declension