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docentnoun [ C ]

/ˈdəʊ.sənt/ /ˈdoʊ.sənt/

› in some universities and colleges in the US and Europe, a teacher of a rank lower than a professor

› US someone whose job is to show people around a museum, zoo, etc. and tell them about the things in it

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Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way

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