prof
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
Etymology
Origin of prof
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; by shortening
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Improved sleep quality is something Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, associate prof in digital humanities at University College London, says she would expect the teens to experience after removing digital devices from their rooms.
From BBC
"The higher the value of the trip, the more of a cut Uber takes. So the more the customer pays, the less the driver actually earns per minute," its lead author, prof Reuben Binns, explained.
From BBC
In the same issue of Science, a collaboration led by prof.
From Science Daily
The piece’s cultural satire and complex critique of racial stereotyping take a back seat to the actor’s naturalistic, full-fleshed performance of what could have been just another prickly prof.
From Los Angeles Times
A collaborative team of researchers led by prof.
From Science Daily
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
