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
Scharmer is a senior lecturer at MIT and founding chair of the Presencing Institute.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But her rocky start will be tough to turn around according to Tom Bettag, a former network news producer who is now a lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Music 101 featuring Michael Gerdes, director of orchestras at San Diego State University and guest lecturers.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Taylor’s monologue was met with pointed concern from Nolan Higdon, a lecturer at Cal State East Bay, Hayward, who studies history and media.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Sara Johnson, a political science lecturer at Southern Methodist University, said the federal government’s infusion of relief funding toward child care during the pandemic also prompted the attention of parents and voters.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Krish is a lecturer in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at San Diego State University.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
In 2021 alone, a government estimate suggested Iranian businesses made as much as $833 million a year in sales from social media sites, wrote Dara Conduit, a lecturer at the University of Melbourne in Australia, in an article published by the journal Democratization in June.
—Elena Becatoros, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
But her rocky start will be tough to turn around according to Tom Bettag, a former network news producer who is now a lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Music 101 featuring Michael Gerdes, director of orchestras at San Diego State University and guest lecturers.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Taylor’s monologue was met with pointed concern from Nolan Higdon, a lecturer at Cal State East Bay, Hayward, who studies history and media.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Sara Johnson, a political science lecturer at Southern Methodist University, said the federal government’s infusion of relief funding toward child care during the pandemic also prompted the attention of parents and voters.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Krish is a lecturer in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at San Diego State University.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
In 2021 alone, a government estimate suggested Iranian businesses made as much as $833 million a year in sales from social media sites, wrote Dara Conduit, a lecturer at the University of Melbourne in Australia, in an article published by the journal Democratization in June.
—Elena Becatoros, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturer
Noun
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The speaker also has alarms for waking up to a favorite playlist or radio station.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Matthew McCormick, education director at the conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation, was the lone speaker who testified in favor of the list.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And he can’t be described as a persuasive orator.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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This year’s theme is centered around orator and scholar Frederick Douglass.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Lecturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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