lecturer

From lecture + -er.

• (non-rhotic)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/

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  • (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈlekt͡ʃəɹə/
• (rhotic)
  • (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹɚ/

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• Hyphenation: lec‧tu‧rer

lecturer (plural lecturers)

1. A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
   • 1982, Hubert Ingram Bermont, The Complete Consultant: A Roadmap to Success, page 9:

     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.

   • 2003 December 21, Joseph P. Fried, “The Duke of Dupery, Still Pulling the Wool”, in The New York Times, page N51:

     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.

   • 2021 October 14, Kristen Rogers, “Mindful eating could change your food habits and overall life. Here’s how to start”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 April 2022:

     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.

2. A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.
3. (dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.