docent
noun
do·cent
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Definition of docent
1
: a college or university teacher or lecturer
2
: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art gallery
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Seven Ramona Trails Association members are qualified county parks volunteer docents on this and other trails and are willing to offer advice. — Ramona Sentinel, "Old Survey Road 97 Trail opens to the public for three months," 15 Aug. 2019 There is a Jane Austen Book Club, a combination knitting and reading group, and a 15-year-old book club focused on art history for docents of the Long Beach Museum of Art. — Agatha French, Los Angeles Times, "How Long Beach became a book club superhub, with 130 and counting," 15 Aug. 2019 Under the arrangement, Semeprvirens will lease the land to state parks for $1 a year while another nonprofit, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, will provide docents and other assistance. — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, "Castle Rock State Park: Grand new $8.7 million entrance opens to public," 1 Aug. 2019 Jeannie Parker, a docent at the schoolhouse, grew up across the street from the historic building and actually attended first and second grade there. — Michael Walsh, courant.com, "Avon Historical Society Opens Pine Grove Schoolhouse For Summer Tours," 15 July 2019 At the de Young Museum last week, Bertie Brouhard asked a docent about the Bouquets to Art event that ran Tuesday-Sunday, June 4 to 9, which seemed to be later than usual this year. — Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, "With the new name for the ‘hood, we’re thriving as well as we can," 10 June 2019 While many more school classes come now than in the past, there is little to guide them — no docents or audio-guides, and scant audiovisual aids. — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, "In Iraq Museum, There Are Things ‘That Are Nowhere Else in the World’," 9 June 2019 Informed docents provide tours through memorials, slave cabins, and the great house with a unique focus on the slaves’ perspective. — National Geographic, "13 destinations for African-American history and culture," 23 May 2019 The docents were abuzz about UNESCO listings that would be announced during the weekend; this might be the time that the Hollyhock House and other FLW structures were honored (and protected) by the group. — Catharine Hamm, latimes.com, "Escapes: A UNESCO site for L.A., in recognition of Frank Lloyd Wright’s genius," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'docent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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