as in speaker
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
this evening's lecturer has an uncanny ability to make highly abstruse material understandable to lay audiences
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Recent Examples of lecturer
Jordan McLeod is a former meteorology lecturer at the University of South Alabama and future doctoral student.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Given that the early days of the conflict cost $1 billion per day, Linda Bilmes, a Harvard Kennedy School senior public policy lecturer and a federal budget expert, said spending is more likely to total the $200 billion in additional funds the Pentagon requested back in March.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Taiwan was also the first traceable point of the passing of the many Austronesian languages, said Victoria Chen, a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
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Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Dr Meir Javedanfar, Iran lecturer at Reichman University, told Fox News Digital that Israel’s most immediate concern regarding the deal is the clause dealing with Lebanon.
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Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Reynarowych had been an adjunct lecturer at Borough of Manhattan Community College, teaching elementary algebra, arithmetic, and mathematics for health sciences until 2023, a college representative said.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
Speakers so far include Bharath Ganesh Babu, a geographer and professor at Valparaiso University; Christina Davis, a lecturer at Valparaiso University; and Nicole Harmon, director of wildlife rehabilitation for Humane Indiana.
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Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The Republican Prater will face Democrat Jane Aman, a lecturer at the University of Central Florida.
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Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Since the letter’s publication, more than 1,400 professors and lecturers have co-signed it.
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Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Given that the early days of the conflict cost $1 billion per day, Linda Bilmes, a Harvard Kennedy School senior public policy lecturer and a federal budget expert, said spending is more likely to total the $200 billion in additional funds the Pentagon requested back in March.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Taiwan was also the first traceable point of the passing of the many Austronesian languages, said Victoria Chen, a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Dr Meir Javedanfar, Iran lecturer at Reichman University, told Fox News Digital that Israel’s most immediate concern regarding the deal is the clause dealing with Lebanon.
—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Reynarowych had been an adjunct lecturer at Borough of Manhattan Community College, teaching elementary algebra, arithmetic, and mathematics for health sciences until 2023, a college representative said.
—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
Speakers so far include Bharath Ganesh Babu, a geographer and professor at Valparaiso University; Christina Davis, a lecturer at Valparaiso University; and Nicole Harmon, director of wildlife rehabilitation for Humane Indiana.
—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The Republican Prater will face Democrat Jane Aman, a lecturer at the University of Central Florida.
—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Since the letter’s publication, more than 1,400 professors and lecturers have co-signed it.
—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturer
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Under the bill, the 11-member state Board of Education would expand to 13, allowing for the Senate president pro tem and the Assembly speaker to appoint two more members.
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Its members and supporters include the parliamentary speaker and government ministers.
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Photography and the secret of Frederick Douglass' power Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and became an influential orator, writer and intellectual, was the most photographed person in America in the 19th century.
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The Greek philosopher and orator Antisthenes, commonly referred to as the father of Cynicism, famously taught his students at the Cynosarges.
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“Lecturer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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