docent
Meanings
Plural: docents
Noun
- a teacher at some universities
- A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
- A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
Adj
- Instructive; that teaches.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Scrabble Score: 9
docent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddocent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
docent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
docent is a valid Words With Friends word