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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛktʃərə^r/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lek′chər ər)

lec•tur•er (lek′chər ər),USA pronunciation n.

a person who lectures.
Educationan academic rank given in colleges and universities to a teacher ranking below assistant professor.

lecture + -er¹ 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lecturer /ˈlɛktʃərə/ n

a person who lectures
a teacher in higher education without professorial status

lec•ture /ˈlɛktʃɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing.
n. [countable]

a talk delivered before an audience or a class, esp. for instruction or to set forth some subject:a lecture on modern art.
a speech of warning or scolding;
a long reprimand:got a stern lecture on being responsible.

to give a lecture or series of lectures: [no object]He lectured to a number of student groups.[~ + object]She lectured the students on diplomacy.
to scold or warn, esp. at some length: [~ + object]She lectured her children on good table manners.[no object]She lectured to them.

lec•tur•er, n. [countable]See -lec-.

lec•ture (lek′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing.
n.

a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction or to set forth some subject:a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
a speech of warning or reproof as to conduct;
a long, tedious reprimand.

v.i.

to give a lecture or series of lectures:He spent the year lecturing to various student groups.

v.t.

to deliver a lecture to or before;
instruct by lectures.
to rebuke or reprimand at some length:He lectured the child regularly but with little effect.

Medieval Latin lēctūra a reading. See lection, -ure
late Middle English 1375–1425

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