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lecturer

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/

The English word “lecturer” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
  2. A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.
  3. A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.

Etymology

From lecture + -er.

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