Added 9 October 2026
docent
/ˈdəʊ.sənt/ noun
Latin root: docēns Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about docent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A teacher at some universities.
Origin
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
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