prof

¹

[prof]

noun

Informal.

1. professor.

Prof.

²

abbreviation

1. Professor.

Prof.

¹

abbreviation

1. Professor

prof

²

/ prɒf /

noun

1. informal,  short for professor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Prof.¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; by shortening

Example Sentences

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.

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"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.

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In the same issue of Science, a collaboration led by prof.

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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.

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A collaborative team of researchers led by prof.

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