lecturer

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US /ˈlekt͡ʃəɹə/ UK /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/
noun Freq #21288

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

    The lecturers are expert on lecturing on the subject, but they offer the splatterdash method of disseminating information with no point of view of their own.

  2. 2
    noun

    a public lecturer at certain universities

  3. 3
    noun

    someone who lectures professionally

  4. 4
    noun

    A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.

  5. 5
    noun

    A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.

Etymology

From lecture + -er.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a public lecturer at... reader
Word family
Derived forms colecturerlecturershipsublecturer

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