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lecturer

[ lek-cher-er ]

noun

  1. a person who lectures.
  2. an academic rank given in colleges and universities to a teacher ranking below assistant professor.


ˈ𳦳ٳܰ

/ ˈɛʃəə /

noun

  1. a person who lectures
  2. a teacher in higher education without professorial status
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  • ܲ·tܰ· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lecturer1

First recorded in 1560–70; lecture + -er 1
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“Vietnam prioritizes its relationship with regional and ideological allies as much as this strategic partnership with the U.S.,” said An Nguyen, a historian and lecturer at the University of Maine.

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A university lecturer, who requested anonymity, told the BBC how her husband had lied about his qualifications and eventually left her in financial ruin.

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“She is one tough cookie,” said Tom Bettag, a former network news producer who worked on the program and is now a lecturer at the Merrill School of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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As Dr Marcus Harrington, a lecturer in psychology, gets me ready for my night, he tells me he will be sleeping on a camp bed while monitoring me from the room next door.

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Dr Lindsey Edwards, a senior lecturer in microbiology at King's College London, said the new study "marks a significant and alarming increase compared to previous data".

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