docents

noun

plural of docent
as in professors

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docents
  1. professors
  2. instructors
  3. educators
  4. doctors
  5. schoolteachers
  6. deans
  7. preceptors
  8. guides
Noun
  • Imperial Business School has already created digital twins of professors, while Georgia Tech has deployed AI teaching assistant Jill Watson across large online classes.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While professors advocating for the return of the SAT say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of professors
Noun
  • The school is now putting AI versions of its faculty to work in a $699 online startup bootcamp, where aspiring founders can rehearse investor pitches, sales calls, and board meetings—all with AI clones of Harvard instructors.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That energy and passion set Gardner apart from other applicants to join her team of nine special education instructors, Latresa Moore, Burnham’s special education case manager said.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructors
Noun
  • Nearly all are requiring ethics courses along the way — as educators continue to grapple with cheating and with fears that heavy AI use will erode critical thinking.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • However, they’re heavily weighted toward beginning educators, who can expect to see raises of around 17%.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of educators
Noun
  • Adames was scheduled to meet with team doctors on Monday night.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After that, the team was inundated with requests from doctors seeking diagnostic help.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Their owners include schoolteachers and secretaries alongside some of Los Angeles’ wealthiest families.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Schock grew up in Santa Clarita, California, the daughter of two schoolteachers.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolteachers
Noun
  • Each academic school hosts their own ceremony, with students attending various departments — plus deans and senior leadership — all clad in their cardinal and gold regalia, marching behind their banners across the campus.
    — Staff report, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … 'THIS IS RIDICULOUS' — Med school deans come up empty in tense hearing when asked point blank if men can have babies.
    — , FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of deans
Noun
  • There are not nearly enough supervisors, known as preceptors, willing to take on students for those 500 hours of training.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of preceptors
Noun
  • Two major style guides for the tech industry do now include entries about male/female language, both prohibiting the usage.
    — Jo Mackiewicz, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Students can then create flashcards, quizzes, study guides, audio overviews and infographics from resources selected by their teacher.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of guides
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“Docents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docents. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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