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lecturer

[ lek-cher-er ]

/ ˈlɛk tʃər ər /

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noun

a person who lectures.

an academic rank given in colleges and universities to a teacher ranking below assistant professor.

Origin of lecturer

First recorded in 1560–70; lecture + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lecturer

sub·lec·tur·er, noun

Words nearby lecturer

lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture, lecturer, lectureship, lecuona, lecythus, led, led display

Example sentences from the Web for lecturer

“I have to think her body type played a role,” said Rachel Greenblatt, a Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Harvard University.

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He might consult a current lecturer there named Dean Esserman, who is also chief of the New Haven Police Department.

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Ayah Abu Basheer is a lecturer at the Islamic University in Gaza City.

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She served as a social worker, lecturer and educator before becoming an Attorney-at-Law.

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Vikram Mansharamani is a lecturer at Yale University where he teaches a popular seminar called "Financial Booms and Busts."

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Rose pointed out to me Mrs. Shelton, seated conspicuously in front of the platform, facing the lecturer.

The Home Life of Poe |Susan Archer Weiss
To one experience of my tour as a lecturer I shall always be able to look back with satisfaction.

My Discovery of England |Stephen Leacock
The lecturer on Church and State was hors de combat; he was in charity with all men.

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The words of the lecturer following his exposition of the doctrine are not at first sight intelligible.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
Surely this is a description, not of the Unitarian, but of the Lecturer's own creed.

Studies of Christianity |James Martineau

British Dictionary definitions for lecturer

lecturer

/ (ˈlɛktʃərə) /

noun

a person who lectures

a teacher in higher education without professorial status