as in speakers
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 lecturers
Since the letter’s publication, more than 1,400 professors and lecturers have co-signed it.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Unlike at the Center, a solidly bipartisan roster of lecturers speaks to students at the Harvard institute.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Guest lecturers were competent, discussing everything from pirates in the Caribbean to the Panama Canal.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Some hosted visiting lecturers or troupes putting on plays.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 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
One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.
—Mark Pinkert, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics.
—Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Unlike at the Center, a solidly bipartisan roster of lecturers speaks to students at the Harvard institute.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Guest lecturers were competent, discussing everything from pirates in the Caribbean to the Panama Canal.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Some hosted visiting lecturers or troupes putting on plays.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 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
One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.
—Mark Pinkert, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics.
—Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturers
Noun
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Bose blue tooth speakers that were a cinch to connect.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Over about 20 minutes, Swift crafted a portrait of a record-breaking artist who is two decades into a career that has enabled her to work with so many collaborators (including Liz Rose, who was in attendance and who clutched Swift’s hands when All Too Well played over the speakers).—
P. Claire Dodson,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Alfaro is among international football’s best orators.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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In the 19th century, the voices of Black leadership were the abolitionists and educators, orators, and clergy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Lecturers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturers. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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