Definition of "docent" [do•cent]

• A teacher or lecturer at some universities who is not a regular faculty member. (noun)
• A lecturer or tour guide in a museum or cathedral. (noun)

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• "As I recall the docent saying, there is no interior support or something like that."
• "The docent is the usual: a well-groomed woman in her fifties with impossibly blond hair and taut face."
• "Being a docent is a great way to join the mammoth site team and interact with the community."