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docent

[doh-suhnt, doh-tsent] / ˈdoʊ sənt, doʊˈtsɛnt /
NOUN
guide
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You’re not returning each object to its rightful home like a dutiful museum docent.

From Salon May 5, 2026

Francisco George, a longtime art collector and docent at LACMA, is a Frieze regular.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

"Our findings show that the brain's own defence against amyloid beta can be strengthened by stimulating these receptors," says Per Nilsson, docent at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet.

From Science Daily Feb. 17, 2026

I found her nametag from work as a docent in a historical museum.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

The docent giving the class a tour was elderly and thin and looked as if all the juice had been sucked out of him through a straw via his pursed mouth.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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