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docents

docents is the plural of docent.

Meaning of docent

Noun

docent (plural docents)

  1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
    • Near-synonyms: preceptor, professor, associate professor, assistant professor
  2. (US) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
    • The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.

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Phrases with docents

Questions about docents

What is docents the plural of?
Docents is the plural of docent.

Words near docents in the dictionary

  1. docblocks
  2. doccie
  3. doccies
  4. docebenone
  5. docent
  6. docents
  7. Docetae
  8. docetaxel
  9. docetic
  10. docetically
  11. docetism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: docents (page history and authors); docent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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