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Gallery staffer
Answer for the clue "Gallery staffer ", 6 letters:
docent
Alternative clues for the word docent
Word definitions for docent in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from Latin docentem (nominative docens ), present participle of docere "to teach" (see doctor ). As a noun, from 1880.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Docent \Do"cent\, a. [L. docens, -entis, p. pr. of docere to teach.] Serving to instruct; teaching. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. instructive; that teaches. n. 1 A teacher or lecturer at some American colleges or universities. 2 (context chiefly US English) A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.
Usage examples of docent.
His gaze dropped from the gilded altar down to the bright crimson robe of an abbey docent who was being waved over by two very familiar individuals.
Langdon moved off to continue his inspection, the babbling docent followed like a love-starved puppy.
However, Aysha enjoyed being a docent for Ash Lawn and Marilyn would mollify her, for her sake as well as the good of the place.
Say, did I tell you that Aysha was a docent up at Ash Lawn when I was there the other day?
She probably said she was or would be a docent at Monticello or Ash Lawn or something like that.
Deemer and Docent nodded at each other, the captain sourly, the safe man with a thoughtful smile.
As Langdon moved off to continue his inspection, the babbling docent followed like a love-starved puppy.
The docent ignored the question, seeming enthusiastic again to be of service.
Dat verbaasde hem, want doorgaans slaagde hij er wel in een manier te vinden om zowel zichzelf als zijn ouders, docenten, vrienden en vriendinnen tevreden te stellen.
She cursed the long skirts and multiple petticoats that were the required uniform of all female docents here.
I wanted to take it, at least to prove I was as smart as the docents had always said.
Holy Terror, perhaps even one that docents in years to come would speak of in hushed, almost reverent tones.
The few staff members moving through the aisles turned out not to be librarians at all—they were volunteer docents, helping newcomers learn how to use the lectors and catalogues.
The few staff members moving through the aisles turned out not to be librarians at all-- they were volunteer docents, helping newcomers learn how to use the lectors and catalogues.