lec·tur·er

lec·tur·er
/ˈlɛkʧɚrɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
1 : a person who gives a lecture

We had a guest lecturer in class today.

2 a US : someone who teaches at a college or university on a temporary basis
2 b Brit : someone who teaches at a British college or university and ranks below a professor

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • lec|tur|er — «LEHK chuhr uhr», noun. 1. a person who gives a lecture or lectures. 2. a person in a college or university who gives lectures or performs other academic duties but does not have the rank or title of professor. 3. British. a teaching position in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lec|tur|ette — «LEHK chuh REHT», noun. a short lecture …   Useful english dictionary

  • lec — al·ve·o·lec·to·my; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism; an·ti in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist; bo·lec·tion; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; co·lec·ti·vo; col·lec·ta·nea; col·lec·tar·i·um; col·lec·tion; col·lec·tiv·ism; col·lec·tiv·i·ty; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·lec·tiv·ize;… …   English syllables

  • tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • tur|bo|e|lec|tric — «TUR boh ih LEHK trihk», adjective. of or having to do with an electric generator driven by a turbine: »turboelectric power or machinery …   Useful english dictionary

  • lec|ture — «LEHK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. a) a speech; planned talk on a chosen subject: »I can spare the college bell, And the learned lecture well (Emerson). b) such a speech or talk written down or printed: »Two lectures…appear in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lecturee — lec·tur·ee …   English syllables

  • lecturer — lec·tur·er …   English syllables

  • lecture — lec•ture [[t]ˈlɛk tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) a discourse read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction: a lecture on modern art[/ex] 2) a long speech of warning or reproof as to conduct 3) to give a lecture or series… …   From formal English to slang

  • lecturer — lec|tur|er [ˈlektʃərə US ər] n a) someone who gives lectures, especially in a university ▪ She s a brilliant lecturer. b) a teacher in a British university or college lecturer in ▪ a lecturer in medieval studies at Edinburgh University see usage… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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