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Definition of Docent
1. Noun. A teacher at some universities.
Definition of Docent
1. a. Serving to instruct; teaching.
Definition of Docent
1. Adjective. Instructive; that teaches. ¹
2. Noun. A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities. ¹
3. Noun. (Chiefly American English) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Docent
1. a college or university lecturer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Docent
Literary usage of Docent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of British, Continental and Canadian Universities, with Special by Isabel Maddison, Bryn Mawr College Graduate Club (1901)
"CHEMISTRY : Insert Professor Stutzer, docent Kippenberger; dele docent Lowenberg
... PHYSICS : Insert Professor Boltzmann ; dele Professor Drude; for docent ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"Wurtz until 1867, when he returned to his native country and entered the University
of Berlin as a privat-docent. This position was soon exchanged for that ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"... Literatur од Kunst (1869-70); became docent in ethics in the university 1867,
and professor 1870. In 1872-74 he published his most important work, ..."
4. The Kaiser's Speeches: Forming a Character Portrait of Emperor William II by William (1903)
"... in Bethlehem his disappointment at prevailing conditions in the Holy
Land —Disbelieves in proselytizing among Mohammedans— "Exempla docent''—The Templar ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"Dr. E. von Hibler, docent for anatomy in the University of Innsbruck.—VV. ...
Dr. Luigi Montemartini, docent for botany in the University of Pavia. ..."
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