Teacher vs. Docent — What's the Difference?

A teacher (also called a schoolteacher or formally, an educator) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue. Informally the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g.

Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks at or below the full professor rank, similar to a British readership, a French "maître de conférences" (MCF) and equal or above the title of "associate professor".

One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.

A teacher or lecturer at some universities who is not a regular faculty member.

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

A lecturer or tour guide in a museum or cathedral.

The index finger; the forefinger.

Instructive; that teaches.

An indication; a lesson.

A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)

(Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc.

One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

Serving to instruct; teaching.

One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.

A teacher at some universities

A person whose occupation is teaching

A personified abstraction that teaches;