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Instructor vs Docent - What's the difference?

instructor | docent |

As nouns the difference between instructor and docent

is that instructor is one who instructs; a teacher while docent is a teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.

As an adjective docent is

instructive; that teaches.

instructor

English

Alternative forms

* instructour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who instructs; a teacher

    • Synonyms

    * instructer (much less common)

    docent

    English

    (wikipedia docent)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Instructive; that teaches.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 1212:
    • Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
  • (chiefly, US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
    • The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Louvre.

    Related terms

    * docile * doctor * doctorate * doctrinaire * doctrinal * doctrine * document * indoctrinate