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professor

[ pruh-fes-er ]

noun

  1. 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:

    a professor of Spanish literature.

  2. any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
  3. a teacher.
  4. an instructor in some art or skilled sport:

    a professor of singing; a professor of boxing.

  5. a person who professes or declares particular sentiments, beliefs, etc.


professor

/ prəˈfɛsə; ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪəl /

noun

  1. the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college; a holder of a university chair
  2. any teacher in a university or college See also associate professor assistant professor full professor
  3. a person who claims skill and instructs others in some sport, occupation, etc
  4. a person who professes his opinions, beliefs, etc
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˌǴڱˈǰ, adverb
  • professorial, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ڱ··· [proh-f, uh, -, sawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, sohr, -, prof-, uh, -], adjective
  • Э·۾·· noun
  • Э·۾·· adverb
  • ԴDzp·ڱ·۾· adjective
  • ԴDzp·ڱ·۾··ly adverb
  • d·Э·۾· adjective
  • ܲp·ڱsǰ noun
  • ܲp·ڱ·۾· adjective
  • ܲp·ڱ·۾··ly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of professor1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English from Medieval Latin ōڱǰ “one who has taken the vows of a religious order,” Latin: “a public lecturer,” equivalent to ō- pro- 1 + -fet-, combining form of ڲŧī “to acknowledge, declare” + -tor -tor, with tt becoming ss
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of professor1

C14: from Medieval Latin: one who has made his profession in a religious order, from Latin: a public teacher; see profess
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Schools with large international populations usually have campus centers devoted to aiding students and professors with visas, housing and other areas, including maintaining SEVIS.

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"All he's doing is saying that he will not enforce the law for 75 more days," Alan Rozenshtein, an associate law professor at the University of Minnesota, told The Associated Press.

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It can now represent a librarian, adjunct professor or social worker, all of whom make little more than McDonald’s wages, but are the cultural villains of the great Republican morality play.

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Bell is a research professor at Columbia University who has led 10 expeditions to Antarctica and Greenland in part to study deep subglacial lakes.

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Sentiment in the US is a "significant concern" for Nike as it directly affects demand for its footwear, says Sheng Lu, a professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware.

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