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- Dictionaryprofessor/prəˈfɛsə/
noun
- 1. a university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair: "Professor Goodwin"
- 2. a person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something: "the professors of true religion"
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1. : one that professes, avows, or declares. 2. a. : a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of higher education. b. : a teacher at a university, college, or sometimes secondary school. c. : one that teaches or professes special knowledge of an art, sport, or occupation requiring skill. professorship. prə-ˈfe-sər-ˌship. noun
a teacher of the highest rank in a department of a British university, or a teacher of high rank in an American university or college: Professor Stephen Hawking. a professor of sociology. a sociology professor. [ as form of address ] Thank you, Professor. Fewer examples. She's a professor of nutrition at Columbia University. a learned professor.
noun. /prəˈfesə (r)/ /prəˈfesər/ (also informal prof) (abbreviation Prof.) (especially British English) (North American English full professor) a university teacher of the highest rank. Professor (Ann) Williams. professor of something to be appointed professor of economics at Cambridge. He was made (a) professor at the age of 40.
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 is an accomplished and recognized academic. In most Commonwealth nations, as well as northern Europe, the title professor is the highest academic rank at a university. In the United States and Canada, the title of professor applies to most post-doctoral
1. a college or university teacher of the highest academic rank in a particular field. 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 is someone who teaches at a college or university. Professor is officially a teacher of the highest rank, above adjuncts and lecturers, but college students can call them all professor.
What does the noun professor mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun professor, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English. professor has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
noun. /prəˈfɛsər/ (informal prof) (abbreviation Prof.) a teacher at a university or college, especially one with a high rank Professor (Ann) Williams a chemistry professor see assistant professor, associate professor, full professor, visiting professor. Definitions on the go.
Professor definition: 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. See examples of PROFESSOR used in a sentence.
