section man
- noun
- /ˈsɛkʃən mæn/
- US
:
instructor de sección
- The section man was responsible for leading weekly discussions for the biology course.
Examples
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The section man explained the lab procedures clearly.
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The students found their section man to be approachable and knowledgeable.
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Each section man held office hours to help students with difficult concepts.
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A good section man can make a big difference in student understanding.
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The section man was responsible for leading weekly discussions for the biology course.
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Each section man held office hours to help students with difficult concepts.
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A good section man can make a big difference in student understanding.
Synonyms
221
2.9
A person who teaches a subject or skill in a class
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1.8
A person who teaches one student or a small group privately
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3.1
A person who gives talks to students at a college or university
A teacher who leads a part of a college course, like a lab or discussion group
A person who leads a small class inside a large college course
Surface Forms
Morphology
The combination of 'section' (a part of a larger course or item) and 'man' (a person) does give a learner the general idea of a person associated with a section, so there is some compositional transparency. However, the specific institutional sense of an instructor who leads a course section (discussion/lab leader) is a specialized, somewhat culture-bound role and not fully predictable from the parts, making the expression only partially transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
The compound section man comes from large college classes being split into small sections, with a man assigned to lead each one. So, the image of a person standing in front of a small group explains why it means 'a man who teaches a section'.