professor
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.
any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
a teacher.
an instructor in some art or skilled sport: a professor of singing; a professor of boxing.
a person who professes or declares particular sentiments, beliefs, etc.
Origin of professor
1Other words from professor
- pro·fes·so·ri·al [proh-fuh-sawr-ee-uhl, -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
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How to use professor in a sentence
Elizabeth Kronk Warner, dean and professor at the University of Utah’s law school and a citizen of the Sault Ste.
Mark Paul is an assistant professor of economics and environmental studies at New College of Florida.
I know from my own work as a professor that I can’t teach online students in the same way I do those in the classroom.
Distance learning was a disaster. So I decided to teach my daughter myself. | Tracey Lewis-Giggetts | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostErin Seekamp is a professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University.
Saving historical landmarks from climate change could mean altering them | By Erin Seekamp/The Conversation | November 17, 2020 | Popular-SciencePhilip King is a professor and former department chair of economics at San Francisco State.
Cities Are Falling Short on Coastal Access – and Short-Term Rentals Could Help | Philip King and Sarah Jenkins | November 16, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Carroll, 56, has a professorial look about him, with a salt and pepper Ken Burns-style haircut, a beard and rimless glasses.
When he speaks he is casual and spontaneous, as if talking to an old friend, but can also at times still have a professorial tone.
Why Billy Collins Is America’s Most Popular Poet | Austen Rosenfeld | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPaul was professorial, with his history and geopolitical lessons on Islam.
Ted’s Excellent Adventure: How Cruz Rocked the Value Voters Summit | Michelle Cottle | October 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is practically professorial rather than a shameful cave-in.
The New Era of Evolution Helps Pols Switch Stance on Issues from Gay Marriage to Immigration | Howard Kurtz | April 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo make matters worse, says the source close to Hagel, the White House also worried about Hagel being too professorial.
The explanation of this disregard of the personal element in the professorial character is obvious.
Mackintosh would have been most at home in a professorial chair.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenWe may pass over with but brief notice the years from 1806 to 1820, which preceded his attainment of professorial rank.
On receiving the appointment to the professorial chair, the pro-slavery newspaper press of the country opened a regular assault.
The American Prejudice Against Color | William G. AllenOut now in the great world of America, my ambition was to secure a professorial chair.
The American Prejudice Against Color | William G. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for professor
/ (prəˈfɛsə) /
the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college; a holder of a university chair
mainly US and Canadian any teacher in a university or college: See also associate professor, assistant professor, full professor
a person who claims skill and instructs others in some sport, occupation, etc
a person who professes his opinions, beliefs, etc
Origin of professor
1Derived forms of professor
- professorial (ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪəl), adjective
- professorially, adverb
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