>          According to my OED (on CD-ROM), the usage is purely American:
>"In some American universities and colleges, a recognized teacher or
>lecturer not on the salaried staff; usually a post-graduate student who
>is allowed to lecture in some special branch."

That's funny--I've always been under the impression this was a *European* usage!

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