Definition of professor in English:

professor

noun prəˈfɛsəprəˈfɛsər

1A university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair.
as title Professor Goodwin
a professor of Art History
Example sentencesExamples
- But he soon left to join the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos as a lecturer, rising through the ranks to become a professor and head of department of paediatrics.
- On polls of what is highest in the public esteem, university professors and teachers are right at the top and politicians are right at the bottom.
- They supported charitable foundations, gave money to local hospitals and churches, subsidized chairs for university professors.
- Would a chair professor of literature at Yale University be allowed to conduct serially personal liaisons with female graduate students over his entire career across decades?
- If the A-level results are better than ever, as the government insists, why are successful students, teachers and university professors unhappy about them?
- That reflects the fact that it has become a proper trade union as international competition has turned university professors and lecturers into another section of the world working class.
- There are a legion of them, a scattering of businessmen and prospective students, but mostly teachers and principals, professors and university officials.
- On the other hand, the Church assumed control of all levels of state education, and the lectures of professors at the Central University of Madrid were censored, to stop French ideas seeping into Spain.
Synonyms
holder of a chair, chair, head of faculty, head of department
Regius professor, emeritus professor
don, academic
North American full professor, academician
informal prof
1. 1.1North American An associate professor or an assistant professor.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Very few professors will agree to chair their departments or take on deanships or even consider college presidencies.
  Before joining Stanford in 1998, Hammond was a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College.
  It conflicts with most conceptions of academic freedom articulated by professors.
  In the King tradition, Dyson is a Baptist minister and a learned academic, now a professor at DePaul University.
  Now in his 80s, he has been a successful artist for the past 40 years while continuing his career as a college professor in the State University system of California.
  There are, however, times when the balancing act of being both a college professor and a teacher of young children can get frustrating.
  As young accounting students turn away from academia, accounting professors are getting older.
  Singer, though, isn't a secondary school teacher but a professor of bioethics at Princeton.
  It is a declaration of academic freedom by American professors at the end of the twentieth century.
  The people best positioned to effect this communication are high school teachers, college professors, and fellow students.
  Synonyms
  trainer, teacher, tutor, coach, demonstrator, adviser, counsellor, guide
2A person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something.
the professors of true religion
Example sentencesExamples
- A suspicion got abroad that the professors of this religion had made use of unfair means to get their doctrines taught to children.
- In a very heart searching way, Bunyan reveals the difference between a true Christian who struggles and fights against sin and a false professor who manifests no spiritual transformation.
- There have been official councils of the church at which professors outnumbered bishops.
- There is a spiritual basis to their lives with Saul a professor of religious philosophy and a scholar of the Kabbal.

Derivatives

professorate

noun ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪət

treated as singular or plural A body of professors.
he was the first graduate of the University to join its professoriate
Example sentencesExamples
- That is the way the professorate behaves in the post-scientific age.
- Since the mid-1990s, a raft of research projects has documented the numbers and status of faculty of color in the American professorate.
- It has a very negative impact on the professorate because it tends to lead to viewing professors as technicians or people to fill specific job slots.

professoriate

noun ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪət

treated as singular or plural A body of professors.
he was the first graduate of the University to join its professoriate
Example sentencesExamples
- The existing tenured and tenure-track professoriate cannot reproduce itself in the form of harried part-time faculty.
- They should be among the questions discussed by graduate students preparing for the professoriate.
- It is from this context that college and university faculty come as they enter the profession of the professoriate.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- 'declared publicly', from the verb profiteri (see profess).

Rhymes

addresser, aggressor, assessor, compressor, confessor, contessa, depressor, digresser, dresser, guesser, intercessor, lesser, Odessa, oppressor, possessor, represser, successor, transgressor, Vanessa

Definition of professor in US English:

professor

nounprəˈfɛsərprəˈfesər

1A teacher of the highest rank in a college or university.
Example sentencesExamples
- Would a chair professor of literature at Yale University be allowed to conduct serially personal liaisons with female graduate students over his entire career across decades?
- There are a legion of them, a scattering of businessmen and prospective students, but mostly teachers and principals, professors and university officials.
- If the A-level results are better than ever, as the government insists, why are successful students, teachers and university professors unhappy about them?
- That reflects the fact that it has become a proper trade union as international competition has turned university professors and lecturers into another section of the world working class.
- They supported charitable foundations, gave money to local hospitals and churches, subsidized chairs for university professors.
- But he soon left to join the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos as a lecturer, rising through the ranks to become a professor and head of department of paediatrics.
- On polls of what is highest in the public esteem, university professors and teachers are right at the top and politicians are right at the bottom.
- On the other hand, the Church assumed control of all levels of state education, and the lectures of professors at the Central University of Madrid were censored, to stop French ideas seeping into Spain.
Synonyms
holder of a chair, chair, head of faculty, head of department
1. 1.1North American An associate professor or an assistant professor.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the King tradition, Dyson is a Baptist minister and a learned academic, now a professor at DePaul University.
  Now in his 80s, he has been a successful artist for the past 40 years while continuing his career as a college professor in the State University system of California.
  Singer, though, isn't a secondary school teacher but a professor of bioethics at Princeton.
  Very few professors will agree to chair their departments or take on deanships or even consider college presidencies.
  The people best positioned to effect this communication are high school teachers, college professors, and fellow students.
  As young accounting students turn away from academia, accounting professors are getting older.
  Before joining Stanford in 1998, Hammond was a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College.
  There are, however, times when the balancing act of being both a college professor and a teacher of young children can get frustrating.
  It conflicts with most conceptions of academic freedom articulated by professors.
  It is a declaration of academic freedom by American professors at the end of the twentieth century.
  Synonyms
  trainer, teacher, tutor, coach, demonstrator, adviser, counsellor, guide
2. 1.2North American informal Any instructor, especially in a specialized field.
2A person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something.
the professors of true religion
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a spiritual basis to their lives with Saul a professor of religious philosophy and a scholar of the Kabbal.
- There have been official councils of the church at which professors outnumbered bishops.
- In a very heart searching way, Bunyan reveals the difference between a true Christian who struggles and fights against sin and a false professor who manifests no spiritual transformation.
- A suspicion got abroad that the professors of this religion had made use of unfair means to get their doctrines taught to children.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- ‘declared publicly’, from the verb profiteri (see profess).

单词	professor
释义	Definition of professor in English: professor noun prəˈfɛsəprəˈfɛsər 1A university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair. as title Professor Goodwin a professor of Art History Example sentencesExamples But he soon left to join the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos as a lecturer, rising through the ranks to become a professor and head of department of paediatrics. On polls of what is highest in the public esteem, university professors and teachers are right at the top and politicians are right at the bottom. They supported charitable foundations, gave money to local hospitals and churches, subsidized chairs for university professors. Would a chair professor of literature at Yale University be allowed to conduct serially personal liaisons with female graduate students over his entire career across decades? If the A-level results are better than ever, as the government insists, why are successful students, teachers and university professors unhappy about them? That reflects the fact that it has become a proper trade union as international competition has turned university professors and lecturers into another section of the world working class. There are a legion of them, a scattering of businessmen and prospective students, but mostly teachers and principals, professors and university officials. On the other hand, the Church assumed control of all levels of state education, and the lectures of professors at the Central University of Madrid were censored, to stop French ideas seeping into Spain. Synonyms holder of a chair, chair, head of faculty, head of department Regius professor, emeritus professor don, academic North American full professor, academician informal prof 1.1North American An associate professor or an assistant professor. Example sentencesExamples Very few professors will agree to chair their departments or take on deanships or even consider college presidencies. Before joining Stanford in 1998, Hammond was a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College. It conflicts with most conceptions of academic freedom articulated by professors. In the King tradition, Dyson is a Baptist minister and a learned academic, now a professor at DePaul University. Now in his 80s, he has been a successful artist for the past 40 years while continuing his career as a college professor in the State University system of California. There are, however, times when the balancing act of being both a college professor and a teacher of young children can get frustrating. As young accounting students turn away from academia, accounting professors are getting older. Singer, though, isn't a secondary school teacher but a professor of bioethics at Princeton. It is a declaration of academic freedom by American professors at the end of the twentieth century. The people best positioned to effect this communication are high school teachers, college professors, and fellow students. Synonyms trainer, teacher, tutor, coach, demonstrator, adviser, counsellor, guide 2A person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something. the professors of true religion Example sentencesExamples A suspicion got abroad that the professors of this religion had made use of unfair means to get their doctrines taught to children. In a very heart searching way, Bunyan reveals the difference between a true Christian who struggles and fights against sin and a false professor who manifests no spiritual transformation. There have been official councils of the church at which professors outnumbered bishops. There is a spiritual basis to their lives with Saul a professor of religious philosophy and a scholar of the Kabbal. Derivatives professorate noun ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪət treated as singular or plural A body of professors. he was the first graduate of the University to join its professoriate Example sentencesExamples That is the way the professorate behaves in the post-scientific age. Since the mid-1990s, a raft of research projects has documented the numbers and status of faculty of color in the American professorate. It has a very negative impact on the professorate because it tends to lead to viewing professors as technicians or people to fill specific job slots. professoriate noun ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪət treated as singular or plural A body of professors. he was the first graduate of the University to join its professoriate Example sentencesExamples The existing tenured and tenure-track professoriate cannot reproduce itself in the form of harried part-time faculty. They should be among the questions discussed by graduate students preparing for the professoriate. It is from this context that college and university faculty come as they enter the profession of the professoriate. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- 'declared publicly', from the verb profiteri (see profess). Rhymes addresser, aggressor, assessor, compressor, confessor, contessa, depressor, digresser, dresser, guesser, intercessor, lesser, Odessa, oppressor, possessor, represser, successor, transgressor, Vanessa Definition of professor in US English: professor nounprəˈfɛsərprəˈfesər 1A teacher of the highest rank in a college or university. Example sentencesExamples Would a chair professor of literature at Yale University be allowed to conduct serially personal liaisons with female graduate students over his entire career across decades? There are a legion of them, a scattering of businessmen and prospective students, but mostly teachers and principals, professors and university officials. If the A-level results are better than ever, as the government insists, why are successful students, teachers and university professors unhappy about them? That reflects the fact that it has become a proper trade union as international competition has turned university professors and lecturers into another section of the world working class. They supported charitable foundations, gave money to local hospitals and churches, subsidized chairs for university professors. But he soon left to join the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos as a lecturer, rising through the ranks to become a professor and head of department of paediatrics. On polls of what is highest in the public esteem, university professors and teachers are right at the top and politicians are right at the bottom. On the other hand, the Church assumed control of all levels of state education, and the lectures of professors at the Central University of Madrid were censored, to stop French ideas seeping into Spain. Synonyms holder of a chair, chair, head of faculty, head of department 1.1North American An associate professor or an assistant professor. Example sentencesExamples In the King tradition, Dyson is a Baptist minister and a learned academic, now a professor at DePaul University. Now in his 80s, he has been a successful artist for the past 40 years while continuing his career as a college professor in the State University system of California. Singer, though, isn't a secondary school teacher but a professor of bioethics at Princeton. Very few professors will agree to chair their departments or take on deanships or even consider college presidencies. The people best positioned to effect this communication are high school teachers, college professors, and fellow students. As young accounting students turn away from academia, accounting professors are getting older. Before joining Stanford in 1998, Hammond was a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College. There are, however, times when the balancing act of being both a college professor and a teacher of young children can get frustrating. It conflicts with most conceptions of academic freedom articulated by professors. It is a declaration of academic freedom by American professors at the end of the twentieth century. Synonyms trainer, teacher, tutor, coach, demonstrator, adviser, counsellor, guide 1.2North American informal Any instructor, especially in a specialized field. 2A person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something. the professors of true religion Example sentencesExamples There is a spiritual basis to their lives with Saul a professor of religious philosophy and a scholar of the Kabbal. There have been official councils of the church at which professors outnumbered bishops. In a very heart searching way, Bunyan reveals the difference between a true Christian who struggles and fights against sin and a false professor who manifests no spiritual transformation. A suspicion got abroad that the professors of this religion had made use of unfair means to get their doctrines taught to children. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- ‘declared publicly’, from the verb profiteri (see profess).
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