prof
/prɒf
/noun informal
A professor: you heard what the prof said!...
- For the pittance they're paid, adjunct profs at our colleges might as well be sweatshop workers.
- It wasn't a bad program; with full profs as teachers, I read a lot and learned a lot.
- It was only 30 years ago that university profs could refuse to teach women and I'm glad we've all moved on since then.
Origin
Mid 19th century: abbreviation.