lecturer

Definition of lecturernext
as in speaker
a person who makes usually formal public speeches this evening's lecturer has an uncanny ability to make highly abstruse material understandable to lay audiences

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Recent Examples of lecturer Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Fox is a producer; Duggan Borges is a producer and music business lecturer with a side project called the Null Club; Kiely is a mental health support worker; Faulkner is a live sound engineer. Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 Consultant and lecturer Schwope expects much less drastic action, and any decisions will likely be put off until the 2030s. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Iran scholar and Yale lecturer Arash Azizi says that the regime through this funeral wants to project an image of lasting power. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026 According to historian, author and lecturer Roger Smith, Florida's absence from most Revolutionary War lessons stems from one key fact. Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Big Brain Lectures and Common Knowledge both bring interesting lecturers to venues around Sacramento. Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 That month, a protest was held outside a classroom in Sweeney Hall where a guest lecturer, Jeffrey Blutinger, was speaking about the war. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Given that the early days of the conflict cost $1 billion per day, Linda Bilmes, a Harvard Kennedy School senior public policy lecturer and a federal budget expert, said spending is more likely to total the $200 billion in additional funds the Pentagon requested back in March. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturer
Noun
  • Wood floor lamps, black-and-white bathroom tile, and vintage touches such as Victrola Bluetooth speakers and Magic Chef mini fridges complete the atmosphere while offering all of today’s conveniences.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
  • Each unit included a light panel connected to a speaker along with video cameras to monitor use.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Photography and the secret of Frederick Douglass' power Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and became an influential orator, writer and intellectual, was the most photographed person in America in the 19th century.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The Greek philosopher and orator Antisthenes, commonly referred to as the father of Cynicism, famously taught his students at the Cynosarges.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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“Lecturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturer. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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