Meaning of docent | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
2. A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
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Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.”

“She was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.”

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