prof
noun
prof
1 American
[prof]
/ prɒf /
noun
Informal.
Prof.
2
American
abbreviation
Prof.
1
British
abbreviation
prof
2
British
/ prɒf /
noun
Etymology
Origin of prof
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; by shortening
Example Sentences
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A prof. of statistics who had trouble with function notation and summation notation. and more...
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015
A prof. who said that he was finally able to tell when the homework was wrong, but still couldn't always tell what was wrong.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015
A stats prof. who thought that the most important theorem in probability stated a standard triviality.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015
“Take it easy, prof. You gonna break your wagon.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
While Ignatius was slamming doors and plunging his paws down into the well, George said, “Now I helped you out, prof. Maybe you can do the same for me.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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