noun#1,487 by frequency
professor
/pɹəˈfɛs.ə/
The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution; A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank
- plural
- professors
Meanings
- 1
The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution
Tom was a university professor.
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Even professors don't know everything.
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- 2
A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank
- 3
One who professes something, such as a religious doctrinerare
- 4
A practitioner, one who (publicly) practises or teaches an art or skillrare
- 5
A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etcrare
- 6
The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchmanrare