docent


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
docent /ˈdəʊs(ə)nt/
noun
  • 1 (in certain US and European universities and colleges) a member of the teaching staff immediately below professorial rank.
  • 2 a guide in a museum, art gallery, or zoo.
– origin C19: via Ger. from L. docent-, docere ‘teach’.
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