Professor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
  • n. A teacher or instructor.
  • n. One who professes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
  • n. A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof.
  • n. An honorific title for a higher ranking teacher. (Capitalised)
  • n. One who professes.
  • n. A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
  • n. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. 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.
  • n. One who makes open profession of religious faith and conversion, and attaches himself to some religious denomination.
  • n. A public teacher in a university, especially one to whom this title has been formally granted.
  • n. 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.
  • n. The name of an artificial fly used in angling.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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    prof   
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    Prof.    aggressor    assessor    compressor    dresser   
    Same Context
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    teacher    scholar    physician    minister    lawyer