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Other forms: docents

If you’re a docent, you’re a teacher at a college or university. In most countries, you’d rank right below a professor.

Definitions of docent

Docent came into English by way of German, tracing back to the Latin word docere, meaning ‘teach.’ Docent typically refers to someone who teaches at a college or university, but the term can be used more broadly to mean ‘someone who promotes learning.’ If you take a museum tour, it might be led by a docent, a volunteer who acts as a guide to the museum’s collection. Pronounce docent with a long ‘o’ sound and a soft ‘c’: ‘DOH-sent.’

Question

docent has the same or almost the same meaning as:

A. manager

B. laborer

C. chauffeur

D. instructor

Answer: D. instructor