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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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 • Sep. 16, 2025
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
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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