docent

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I found her nametag from work as a docent in a historical museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Nemecek, a docent at the ranch for more than two decades, said it was challenging to keep Rogers’ memory alive even when the house was still standing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

When Cambier raised his hand to volunteer, he knew exactly what he was in for because his wife, Jan, a retired school teacher, had just begun her eighth year as a Point Lobos docent.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

In the Department of Biological and Environmental Science of the University of Jyväskylä, docent Maija Vihinen-Ranta, with her research team, investigated time-dependent mitochondrial changes as HSV-1 infection proceeds from early to late infection.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

And indeed, the entire class was gathered outside, notebooks closed now, dutifully chaperoned by the docent, giggling and whispering as Moody and Pearl emerged.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng