Professor Definition

prə-fĕsər
professors
noun
professors
A person who professes something; esp., one who openly declares his or her sentiments, religious beliefs, etc.
Webster's New World
A college or university teacher of the highest academic rank; full professor.
Webster's New World
Any college, university, or, occas., secondary-school teacher.
Webster's New World
One who professes.
American Heritage

Assistant professor & associate professor.

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Other Word Forms of Professor

Noun

Singular:
professor
Plural:
professors

Origin of Professor

  • Middle English professour from Old French professeur from Latin professor from professus past participle of profitērī to profess profess

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Professor Sentence Examples

  • Fred took on the air of a learned professor as he explained.

  • This skin, with the skull and antlers, was sent to Paris, where it was described in 1866 by Professor Milne-Edwards.

  • Quinn was required to pick up extra classes when an older professor passed away suddenly.

  • He was subsequently appointed professor of history for the United Provinces and chief librarian.

  • He took part in the excavations at Olympia in 1878, became an assistant in the Berlin Museum in 1880, and professor at Berlin (1884) and later at Munich.

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