lecturer

CEFRB1

/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/

noun

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noun
A person who teaches at a college or gives public talks.
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noun
Extra detail
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.

Examples

The lecturer couldn't get his message across to the audience.
The lecturer spoke generally about American literature and specifically about Faulkner.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.

In context

The lecturers are expert on lecturing on the subject, but they offer the splatterdash method of disseminating information with no point of view of their own.

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The lecturers are expert on lecturing on the subject, but they offer the splatterdash method of disseminating information with no point of view of their own.
1982, Hubert Ingram Bermont, The Complete Consultant: A Roadmap to Success, page 9
Mr. Abel, who lives in Westport, Conn., has earned his bread as a writer and lecturer on problem-solving tactics, and he has earned a reputation as a duke of dupery since 1959, when he masterminded the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals.
2003 December 21, Joseph P. Fried, “The Duke of Dupery, Still Pulling the Wool”, in The New York Times, page N51
These behaviors and mindsets contrast with mindful eating, which means using all your physical and emotional senses to experience and enjoy the food choices you make without judgment, said Lilian Cheung, a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication in the nutrition department at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email.
2021 October 14, Kristen Rogers, “Mindful eating could change your food habits and overall life. Here’s how to start”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2022

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