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Lektor
In German
Lektor
LEK-tor
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Don't Get Confused!
❌ Looks like
lector
In English means: "a person who reads lessons in a church service; a university lecturer, especially in a foreign language"
✅ Actually means
Lektor
editor (in publishing), lecturer (at university, esp. for foreign languages)
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Memory Tip
A German 'Lektor' 'lectures' or 'edits'. English 'lector' is more specific, often religious or very academic in a specific sense. Remember, the German 'Lektor' is more active: they lecture, they edit!
Example Sentences
1
Der Lektor hat mein Manuskript Korrektur gelesen.
The editor proofread my manuscript.
2
Sie arbeitet als Lektorin für Spanisch an der Universität.
She works as a Spanish lecturer at the university.