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How to pronounce docent in English?

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Type of instructor, teacher

Examples of docent

docent
We got there right in time for a half-hour tour led by a college student docent.
From the washingtonpost.com
She has served as a docent in the galleries, guiding elementary school children.
From the lohud.com
She was active in Soroptimist International and was a Crocker Art Museum docent.
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The farm doesn't sell livestock, so the docent told Bethany to call Jim Bailey.
From the ocregister.com
One shortcut is to take a docent-led trolley tour, which runs through November.
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Owen has been volunteering since 2008 as a docent, camp and special-event worker.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Don't miss the cemetery's Open Garden Day on April 20 with guided docent tours.
From the sacbee.com
Volunteering as a docent plays a key role in giving her the energy of a teenager.
From the stltoday.com
I was at the Nat'l Museum of the American Indian and had a docent who was Dine.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A teacher at some universities
  • Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor (i.e. professor ordinarius). Docent is also at some universities generically used for a person who has the right to teach.
  • A trained volunteer museum guide. A docent is at once a volunteer, a teacher, and a guide.
  • A guide in a museum or art gallery