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docent

[doh-suhnt, doh-tsent] / ˈdoʊ sənt, doʊˈtsɛnt /
NOUN
guide
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"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 Beach Boys performed there, and stars including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz vacationed there, according to Linda Beal, a volunteer docent at the closed Salton Sea History Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

The docent program is funded by the nonprofit Point Lobos Foundation, which also sponsors park visits from fourth-graders who attend schools in the region’s poorest communities, including farming regions in and around Salinas.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

Then the camera cut back to the docent, who explained that art appreciation was a form of therapy that would hopefully help get these men back on their feet.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris