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 But such calculations were only in the background on the summer day where the university lecturer recounted her health struggles over the past five years. Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 The union, representing about 2,700 lecturers, clinicians and librarians, won a June election with roughly 70% support, but USC has appealed to the National Labor Relations Board to toss the result. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 After more than a year of negotiations, the California Faculty Association — which represents about 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches — declared impasse in July. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Chris McGowan, a lecturer of humanities at Yale, said developing critical thinking skills is essential. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Kokho Jason Sit, a marketing lecturer, wrote in The Conversation that the positive emotions aren’t really about the item itself. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Efrat Tolkowsky, a Reichman University lecturer and former member of the Tel Aviv City Council representing Meretz, a left-wing party that for years ran on a pro-peace platform, exemplifies that shift. Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 From Pakistan’s perspective, the agreement offers both military and political advantages, Raza Rumi, distinguished lecturer at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at CUNY, told Fox News Digital. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Blücher, who eventually became a popular philosophy lecturer at Bard College, got a job shovelling chemicals in a New Jersey factory. David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturer
Noun
  • Flash would rewire a street light to provide power for his turntables and speakers, and local kids—usually girls—passed out fliers and served as impromptu publicity teams.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Each stylish design is rated with UPF 50+ sun protection and multiple pockets for your keys, speakers, drinks and beach gear.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Being a competent, eloquent orator does not mean that you’re trusted.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This meant moving outside of the traditional tableau of White House photojournalism—an orator on a pedestal—to show members of the press in postures of alertness or repose.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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“Lecturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturer. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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