ˈlektə(r), -kˌtȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, one that reads, from lectus (past participle of legere to read) + -or
1. : one whose chief duty is to read the lessons in a church service ; specifically : one ordained in the second lowest office of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church
2.
[Medieval Latin, from Latin]
: a public lecturer at a college or university