lecturer
gb/lˈɛkt͡ʃɚɚ/ us/lˈɛkt͡ʃɚɚ/
B1
English
~ 5800
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Noun
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Person who gives lectures
A person who talks to a group to teach or share information, especially at a university or college.
Usage pattern:
[someone] is a lecturer in [subject] (at [institution])
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "professor" for any university teacher. In many countries, "professor" is a higher academic rank, while "lecturer" is a more common job title for university teachers. Learners may also confuse "lecturer" with "lecture" and say *"He is a lecture"* instead of the correct *"He is a lecturer"*.
Synonyms
instructor (General word for someone who teaches; does not specifically suggest giving formal talks to large groups.)
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speaker (Focuses on the act of speaking to an audience; not limited to teaching or academic settings.)
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academic (Broader term for a university scholar or teacher; not all academics primarily work as lecturers.)
Antonyms
student (A person who learns from a lecturer, the opposite role in an educational setting.)
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audience member (Someone who listens to a lecture rather than giving it.)
Collocations
university lecturer
|college lecturer
|guest lecturer
|senior lecturer
|lecturer in [subject]
Themes
education
|work
|communication
Examples
- She works as a lecturer in economics at the local university.
- The department invited a guest lecturer to speak about climate policy.
- As a new lecturer, he spends many hours preparing his slides and notes.
- Students praised the history lecturer for making difficult topics easy to understand.
- The conference will feature a keynote lecturer from Harvard.
Learner examples
- My sister is a lecturer in biology.
- The lecturer spoke for one hour about the new law.
- After the class, the students asked the lecturer many questions.
- A famous lecturer came to our school yesterday.
- I want to be a university lecturer in the future.
Grammar
Dictionary form
lecturer
IPA
GB/lˈɛkt͡ʃɚɚ/
US/lˈɛkt͡ʃɚɚ/
Syllables & stress
lec - turer (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (lec)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: lecturer
- Plural: lecturers
Word family
Forms
lecturers
noun
Core family
lecture
noun B1
Related words
lectern
noun
Advanced or less common
lectureship
noun
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