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Definitions for Professor
[1] a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
[2] any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
[3] a teacher.
[4] an instructor in some art or skilled sport: a professor of singing; a professor of boxing.
[5] a person who professes his or her sentiments, beliefs, etc.
[6] the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college; a holder of a university chair
[7] mainly US and Canadian any teacher in a university or college See also associate professor, assistant professor, full professor
[8] a person who claims skill and instructs others in some sport, occupation, etc
[9] a person who professes his opinions, beliefs, etc
Words related to Professor
lecturer, assistant, fellow, tutor, educator, instructor, teacher, principal, pundit, sage, egghead, savant, brain, pedagogue, prof, quant
Words nearby Professor
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Origin of Professor
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin prōfessor one who has taken the vows of a religious order, Latin: a public lecturer, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -fet-, combining form of fatērī to acknowledge, declare + -tor -tor, with tt > ss
Other words from Professor
pro·fes·so·ri·al [proh-fuh -sawr -ee-uh l, -sohr -, prof-uh -] /ˌproʊ fəˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-, ˌprɒf ə-/ , adjective
pro·fes·so·ri·al·ism , noun
pro·fes·so·ri·al·ly , adverb
non·pro·fes·so·ri·al , adjective
non·pro·fes·so·ri·al·ly , adverb
pseu·do·pro·fes·so·ri·al , adjective
sub·pro·fes·sor , noun
un·pro·fes·so·ri·al , adjective
un·pro·fes·so·ri·al·ly , adverb
Word origin for Professor
C14: from Medieval Latin: one who has made his profession in a religious order, from Latin: a public teacher; see profess
Synonyms for Professor
assistant, educator, faculty member, fellow, instructor, lecturer, principal, teacher, tutor, brain, egghead, pedagogue, prof, pundit, sage, savant, quant, rocket scientist