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docent

do·cent [ dṓss'nt, dō sént ] (plural do·cents)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. university lecturer: a university lecturer or teacher, especially one who is not a full-time member of the faculty

2. tourist guide: a tourist guide working in some museums or cathedrals

[Late 19th century. < obsolete German< Latin docent-, present participle of docere "teach"]
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