noun
- privatdocent.
- a college or university lecturer.
- a person who is a knowledgeable guide, especially one who conducts visitors through a museum and delivers a commentary on the exhibitions.
noun
- a voluntary worker who acts as a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc
- (dəʊˈsɛnt, German doˈtsɛnt) (in the US) a lecturer in some colleges or universities
1630s, from Latin docentem (nominative docens), present participle of docere “to teach” (see doctor). As a noun, from 1880.