# docent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdəʊ.sənt/ · frequency rank #66,620

## Definitions
1. Instructive; that teaches.

## Etymology
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/docent