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.

ˈlecturer

/ ˈlɛktʃərə /

noun

1. a person who lectures
2. a teacher in higher education without professorial status

Other Words From

• sub·lectur·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lecturer¹

First recorded in 1560–70; lecture + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"I think that because the lecturers didn't really know the course themselves, it was like the blind leading the blind," she said.

From BBC

The guidance was issued after the newly-formed Scottish Social Mobility Society complained lecturers and students regularly mocked and mimicked individuals from north of the border.

From BBC

Amal Saad, a lecturer in politics and international relations at Cardiff University and a leading expert on Hezbollah, believes the attacks are aimed at dismantling what is also known as Hezbollah’s “community of resistance.”

From BBC

The 37-year-old university lecturer's routine catapulted her to global attention and ridicule, spawned conspiracy theories about her qualification, and reignited criticism of breaking's inclusion in the Olympics.

From BBC

Salas served in the California Assembly for 10 years and later became a lecturer in political science at Cal State Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• instructor
• professor