professornoun [ C ]
uk/prəˈfes.ər/us/prəˈfes.ɚ/B1 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.
More examples
- She's a professor of nutrition at Columbia University.
- a learned professor
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Teachers
- academician
- associate professor
- board of education
- dean
- docent
- handler
- headteacher
- housemaster
- housemistress
- instructor
- lecturer
- mentor
- professorial
- professorship
- rector
- residence
- schoolie
- scribe
- substitute
- tutor
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