professor
noun
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.
professors
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pluralof professor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By then, the professors had digested several lessons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
For example, a 2008 study of equity analysts by Harvard professors found that those analysts’ performance dropped when they moved firms, and didn’t return to its previous level for more than two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The ten-member research team was led by Peter Dodds and Chris Danforth, professors in UVM's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Far from being students themselves, the candidates are made up of teachers and university professors, actors and doctors, farmers and scientists.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
We quizzed everyone we met, from pastors to professors to the manager of the neighborhood McDonald’s, asking them to identify the most interesting young people they knew.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
