Docent (noun)
dow-sent
A person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum, art gallery, or zoo.
(in certain US and European universities and colleges) a member of the teaching staff immediately below professorial rank.
Late 19th century via German from Latin docent- ‘teaching’, from docere ‘teach’.
Example sentences
“The museum docents were generally made up of students looking for some experience.”
