docent

/ˈdəʊ.sənt/

DƏƱ · sənt (2 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

Instructive; that teaches.

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.