A professor in a British university is the most senior teacher in a department.
...Professor Cameron.
In 1979, only 2% of British professors were female.
2. countable noun & title noun
A professor in an American or Canadian university or college is a teacher of the highest rank.
Robert Dunn is a professor of economics at George Washington University.
Synonyms: don [British], fellow [British], prof [informal], head of faculty More Synonyms of professor
professor in British English
(prəˈfɛsə)
noun
1.
the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college; a holder of a university chair
2. mainly US and Canadian
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 or her opinions, beliefs, etc
Derived forms
professorial (ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪəl)
adjective
professorially (ˌprofesˈsorially)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin: one who has made his profession in a religious order, fromLatin: a public teacher; see profess
professor in American English
(prəˈfesər)
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 his or her sentiments, beliefs, etc
Derived forms
professorial (ˌproufəˈsɔriəl, -ˈsour-, ˌprɑfə-)
adjective
professorialism
noun
professorially
adverb
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME ‹ ML prōfessor one who has taken the vows of a religious order, L: a public lecturer, equiv. toprō-pro-1 + -fet-, comb. form of fatērī to acknowledge, declare + -tor-tor, with tt ˃ ss]
Examples of 'professor' in a sentence
professor
The professor said the university had told him no action would be taken.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The professor said the university had told him no action would be taken.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was successively senior lecturer and professor.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He is so gifted his school has had to hire a university professor to tutor him.
The Sun (2009)
Two of his brothers have become professors.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There his teachers were professors banned from the university.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He is now a university professor of philosophy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The personal tributes to professors and teachers were a nice touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The former history professor frequently held court about the technological changes sweeping the nation and the political implications thereof.
John Cassidy DOT.CON (2001)
It's a horror comic about a college professor who gets involved in witchcraft.
The Sun (2010)
In 1970 he became a professor in the department of medicine.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
College professors often prepare their lecture notes in their office on campus, using campus equipment.
Christianity Today (2000)
Although it is necessary to do that to become a professor, it is far from sufficient.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
Downing Street condemned the move by professors and lecturers from universities across the country as irresponsible.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Astonishingly, there was virtually no opposition either from booksellers or university professors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We learned how to be professors by spending time around professors, as students and then as assistant professors.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
If you want help with a class it is up to you to contact the professor, lecturer or research assistant.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The only son he acknowledged sought to escape from the pressures of the family name by moving to Japan to become a college professor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I'm now an assistant professor there.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
An experience I had as a young assistant professor is instructive.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In the 1980s he left for California to become a professor of international relations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Quotations
A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleepW.H. Auden
In other languages
professor
British English: professor /prəˈfɛsə/ NOUN
A professor in a British university is the most senior teacher in a department.
...the Professor of Psychology.
American English: professor
Arabic: أُسْتَاذ جَامِعِي
Brazilian Portuguese: catedrático
Chinese: 教授
Croatian: profesor
Czech: profesor
Danish: professor
Dutch: professor
European Spanish: profesor
Finnish: professori
French: professeur d’université
German: Professor
Greek: καθηγητής
Italian: professore
Japanese: 教授
Korean: 교수
Norwegian: professor
Polish: profesor
European Portuguese: catedrático
Romanian: profesor
Russian: профессор
Latin American Spanish: profesor
Swedish: professor
Thai: ศาสตราจารย์
Turkish: profesör
Ukrainian: професор
Vietnamese: giáo sư
All related terms of 'professor'
full professor
a university teacher of the highest academic rank
nutty professor
a professor or academic person who is eccentric or slightly crazy or unusual
college professor
a lecturer or researcher who works in a college
regius professor
Crown-appointed holder of a university chair
visiting professor
a professor invited to teach in a college or university other than his or her own, often in another country , for a certain period , such as a term or year
assistant professor
a university teacher lower in rank than an associate professor
associate professor
(in the US and Canada ) a university teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
Chinese translation of 'professor'
professor
(prəˈfɛsəʳ)
n(c)
(Brit) 教授 (jiàoshòu) (位, wèi)
(US) 教员(員) (jiàoyuán) (位, wèi)
(noun)
Definition
the highest rank of teacher in a university
a professor of economics at Chittagong University
Synonyms
don (British)
The train was full of university dons.
fellow (British)
prof (informal)
head of faculty
Quotation
A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep [W.H. Auden]