# lecturer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/ · frequency rank #10,881

## Definitions
1. A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
2. A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader; docent; lector.
3. A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.

## Etymology
From lecture + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **lectures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lecturer-vs-lectures)
- **lecture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lecture-vs-lecturer)

## Common misspellings (11)
`elcturer`, `lceturer`, `leccturer`, `lectruer`, `lectturer`, `lectuerr`, `lecturerr`, `lecturrer`, `lecutrer`, `letcurer`, `llecturer`

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