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prof

1 American  
[prof] / prɒf /

noun

Informal.

  1. professor.

Prof. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Professor.

Prof. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Professor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
prof 2 British  
/ prɒf /

noun

  1. informal short for professor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of prof

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; by shortening

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

A collaborative team of researchers led by prof.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

But that may be too complicated a message for a movie in which even the smart one — ex-MIT prof Betty — triumphs not with her brain but with her stomach.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

"Unless China decarbonises, we're not going to beat climate change," says prof David Tyfield of the Lancaster Environment Centre.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021

Dr Strauss rote some things on a peice of paper and prof Nemur talkd to me very sereus.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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