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
Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The festival is the brainchild of UNC Charlotte lecturer and Oz expert Dina Schiff Massachi.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Daniel Carson, a biology lecturer with the university, told a story about how Eden brought flowers to Carson's elderly grandmother who was visiting for the day.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
There is plenty of evidence climate change will shape food availability and quality, leading to shortages, price increases and even affecting nutritional value, said Pan He, a study author and a lecturer in environmental science and sustainability at Cardiff University.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Dr Patrik Bächtiger, a clinical lecturer at Imperial College London, noted in a statement that the design of the stethoscope, which was developed in 1816, has not changed in 200 years.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The research was led by Alexander Russell, a senior lecturer in solar theory at the University of St Andrews.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
MacTaggart lecturer James Harding’s call for a BBC free of political interference felt like a good jumping-off point for what will likely dominate next year as the corporation’s charter renewal nears.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The festival is the brainchild of UNC Charlotte lecturer and Oz expert Dina Schiff Massachi.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Daniel Carson, a biology lecturer with the university, told a story about how Eden brought flowers to Carson's elderly grandmother who was visiting for the day.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
There is plenty of evidence climate change will shape food availability and quality, leading to shortages, price increases and even affecting nutritional value, said Pan He, a study author and a lecturer in environmental science and sustainability at Cardiff University.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Dr Patrik Bächtiger, a clinical lecturer at Imperial College London, noted in a statement that the design of the stethoscope, which was developed in 1816, has not changed in 200 years.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The research was led by Alexander Russell, a senior lecturer in solar theory at the University of St Andrews.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
MacTaggart lecturer James Harding’s call for a BBC free of political interference felt like a good jumping-off point for what will likely dominate next year as the corporation’s charter renewal nears.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturer
Noun
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Spanish is the second most common language after English, with over 40 million speakers.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And there have been more of those in different places at different times, the assassination of the speaker of the Minnesota assembly, the shooting here in Colorado.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Archaeologists working in the Gulf of Naples have discovered the first physical evidence of what could be a bathhouse belonging to the famed Roman orator and politician Cicero.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Stoic leaders, such as Marcus Aurelius and the great Roman orator Cicero, were intensely preoccupied with justice and the language used to administer it.—
Anna Jankowska,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Lecturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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