Instructor vs. Lecturer

Instructornoun

One who instructs; a teacher.

Instructornoun

One who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to another; a teacher.

Instructornoun

a person whose occupation is teaching

Lecturernoun

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

Lecturernoun

A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader.

Lecturernoun

(dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.

Lecturernoun

One who lectures; an assistant preacher.

Lecturernoun

a public lecturer at certain universities

Lecturernoun

someone who lectures professionally

Lecturer

Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis.