Professor

Word PROFESSOR
Character 9
Hyphenation pro fess or
Pronunciations /pɹəˈfɛsə/

Definitions and meanings of "Professor"

What do we mean by professor?

A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor. noun

A teacher or instructor. noun

One who professes. noun

One who professes; one who openly declares or makes profession of specific belief or views, of adherence to a certain course of action or way of life, or of knowledge or skill in any particular calling. noun

One who makes open profession of religious faith and conversion, and attaches himself to some religious denomination. noun

A public teacher in a university, especially one to whom this title has been formally granted. noun

In a loose use, any one who publicly teaches or exercises an art or occupation for pay, as a dancing-master, phrenologist, balloonist, juggler, acrobat, boxer, etc. noun

The name of an artificial fly used in angling. noun

One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church. noun

One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or branch of learning; especially, an officer in a university, college, or other seminary, whose business it is to read lectures, or instruct students, in a particular branch of learning; as a professor of theology, of botany, of mathematics, or of political economy. noun

A teacher or faculty member at a college or university. noun

A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof. noun

An honorific title for a higher ranking teacher. (Capitalised) noun

One who professes. noun

A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc. noun

The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman. noun

Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university noun

The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof.

A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.

A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.

The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Professor

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The word "professor" in example sentences

Yup, it's our own nutty professor, or at least he would be a nutty professor if he was a professor* at all, Dr David Hirsh. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In using the term "professor," she's drawing upon and shaping her identity as an instructor both on and off campus, and some may find that problematic if she's mistakenly seen as representing the university in her stage act. ❋ Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright (2011)

He was typically hands-on with the venture, teaching classes until recently and sporting the title professor of polymathy. ❋ Stephen Miller (2011)

Everyplace I have worked or attended reserves the term professor for those that are TT. ❋ Flavia (2006)

Interesting misdirect as my comments were to explore why the Discovery Institute chose to use the title professor of biochemistry rather than chemistry in a press release in which Skell questions Darwinism. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Since you use the term professor Anderson, perhaps you can answer a simple question. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kalisch is keeping the title professor of Islam, but many of its functions will be transferred to the new professor of Islamic religious education. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As you know, writing can be very isolating, and my day job as a professor is also pretty solitary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

July 23rd, 2009 3: 27 pm ET as an Obama fan, I think this professor is a cry baby ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the course spends too much time on how government might manage the economy, the professor is at fault. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What suggests the officer's motives were racial or sex-based, other than the fact that the professor is a black male? ❋ Unknown (2009)

March 29th, 2008 the professor is the talker, he's the talking man ❋ Matociquala (2008)

I have a feeling that anyone who says that being a professor is a “sweet life” is very, very disconnected from academia. did_admisssions_in_PhD_program Says: ❋ Unknown (2007)

Except for the tiny, pesky detail that our professor is a big fan of classroom debates on contemporary issues. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Usually when I go to read at a college, a professor is the organizer. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Because being a professor is a good job if you can get it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

June 1, 2006 10: 05 PM they've left it too open not to make a fourth film, anyone that saw the part after the credits should know this (the professor is alive) and the fact that magneto still has some power ❋ Unknown (2006)

Rather, the professor is their to help students encounter texts fairly. ❋ Richard Nokes (2006)

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