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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The professors have far fewer resources to make their case, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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
If a professor in the English department misbehaves, they do not banish all English professors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The former thought might preoccupy professors in departments of psychology, and their colleagues in the neighboring departments of neuroscience.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
