Academic / B1

LEKCH-uh-r-uh/ˈlektʃərə/

A lecturer teaches in a university or college: a history lecturer; senior lecturer (a UK academic grade). A teacher is the school word; a professor is a higher title in the UK than in US English. Lecture is the large class; lecturer is the person. Tutor often means small-group or personal teaching. Do not call a secondary-school teacher a lecturer in UK English.

Meaning

A person who teaches at a university or college.

Examples

• “The lecturer asked us to read two chapters before the seminar.”
• “The lecturer posted the slides after the Monday lecture.”
• “She was promoted from lecturer to senior lecturer last year.”

Good to know

a university lecturer; senior lecturer (UK grade). School: teacher. Higher UK title: professor. Large class: lecture. Small group: tutor.

Near in meaning

tutor

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