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pro·fes·sor

(prə-fĕs′ər)

north.

ane.

a. A higher or university teacher who ranks higher up an associate professor.

b. A teacher or instructor.

2. I who professes.


[Middle English professour, from Onetime French professeur, from Latin professor, from professus, past participle of profitērī, to profess; see profess.]


pro′fes·so′ri·al (prō′fĭ-sôr′ē-əl, prŏf′ĭ-) adj.

pro′fes·so′ri·al·ly adv.

pro·fes′sor·ship′ n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Visitor. Published past Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

professor

(prəˈfɛsə)

north

one. (Education) the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a academy or higher; a holder of a university chair

three. a person who claims skill and instructs others in some sport, occupation, etc

4. a person who professes his opinions, beliefs, etc

[C14: from Medieval Latin: ane who has made his profession in a religious order, from Latin: a public instructor; encounter profess]

professorial adj

ˌprofesˈsorially adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, twelfth Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pro•fes•sor

(prəˈfɛs ər)

n.

1. a higher or university teacher of the highest bookish rank in a detail field.

2. whatsoever teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or banana professor.

three. a teacher.

4. an instructor in some art or skilled sport.

5. a person who professes his or her sentiments, behavior, etc.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin]

pro•fes′sor•ate, pro•fes•so•ri•ate (ˌproʊ fəˈsɔr i ɪt, -ˈsoʊr-, ˌprɒf ə-) n.

pro`fes•so′ri•al, adj.

pro•fes′sor•ship`, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster'due south College Lexicon, © 2010 Thou Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

professor

teacher

1. 'professor'

In a British university, a professor is the most senior instructor in a department.

Professor Cole is giving a lecture today.

She was professor of English at Strathclyde University.

In an American or Canadian university or higher, a professor is a senior teacher. He or she is not necessarily the near senior instructor in a department.

He's a physics professor at Harvard.

My professor allowed me to retake the test.

2. 'teacher'

Don't use 'professor' to refer to a person who teaches at a school or similar establishment. Use instructor.

I'yard a qualified French teacher.

The teacher set us some homework.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

professor

A teacher at a college or university, especially the almost senior in a particular field.

Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Data Limited

Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Noun ane. professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

kinesthesia, staff - the trunk of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"

associate professor - a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an banana professor

Regius professor - holder of a British professorship created by a regal patron

visiting professor - a professor visiting another higher or university to teach for a limited fourth dimension

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

professor

noun don (Brit.), fellow (Brit.), prof (informal), head of kinesthesia a professor of economics at Eastward Chepstow University

Quotations
"A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep" [W.H. Auden]

Collins Thesaurus of the English language Language – Complete and Entire 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

profesor -ka

professor lektor

opettaja professori

פרופ

profesor profesorica

professzor tanszékvezetõ egyetemi tanár egyetemi tanár fõiskolai tanár

háskólakennari prófessor

教授

교수

professor

dėstytojo profesoriaus vieta profesorius

pasniedzejs profesors

profesor

professor

mwalimu

ศาสตราจารย์

giáo sư

professor

[prəˈfesəʳ] N

1. (Brit, US) (Univ) → catedrático/a m/f (de universidad)
Professor Cameronel catedrático Cameron
he is a professor of economicses catedrático de economía
full professorcatedrático/a m/f (de universidad)
encounter also assistant B
come across as well associate E

two. (The states) (= teacher) → profesor(a) m/f (universitario/a)
a science professorun profesor de ciencias

Collins Castilian Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

professor

[prəˈfɛsər] north

professeur(e) grand/f (titulaire d'une chaire)
He's the French professor
Just Il est titulaire de la chaire de français.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

professor

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

professor

[prəˈfɛsəʳ] n (Univ) (Brit) → docente m/f (Am) (teacher) → professore/essa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

professor

(prəˈfesə) noun

(often abbreviated to Prof. when written).

1. a university teacher who is the caput of a section. He is a professor of English at Leeds; Professor Jones. professor بروفيسور، رَئيس قِسْم في الجامِعَه професионалист professor profesor, -ka der/die Professor(in) professor καθηγητής catedrático professor استاد professori professeur/-eure titulaire פרופסור प्राध्यापक (tanszékvezető) egyetemi tanár profesor prófessor professore 教授 교사 profesorius profesors dekan professor professor profesor استاذ،لارښود professor profesor; decan профессор profesor, -ka (univerzitetni) profesor profesor professor อาจารย์มหาวิทยาลัยที่เป็นหัวหน้าภาควิชา profesör 教授 професор پروفيسر giáo sư 教授

2. (American) a university instructor. lektor أُسْتاذ جامِعي професионалист docente profesor, -ka der/die Lehrer(in) lektor πανεπιστημιακός δάσκαλος profesor universitario professor, õppejõud استاد opettaja professeur/-eure מוֹרֶה בַּאוּנִיברסִיטָה अध्यापक egyetemi, főiskolai tanár dosen, pengajar di perguruan tinggi háskólakennari professore 大学教授 교수 dėstytojas pasniedzējs pensyarah docent universitetslærer nauczyciel akademicki لارښوونكى docente profesor преподаватель profesor, -ka profesor profesor lärare อาจารย์มหาวิทยาลัย öğretim görevlisi (美國)泛指教師、教員 викладач جامعہ کا معلم giảng viên (美国)泛指教师、教员

ˌprofesˈsorial (profəˈsoː-) adjective

professories أُسْتاذي професорски professoral profesorský Professoren-... professor- καθηγητικός profesoral professori- وابسته به مقام استادی professorimainen professoral שֶׁל פְּרוֹפסוֹר प्राध्यापकीय tanári, professzori pekerjaan profesor prófessors-; háskólakennara- professorale 教授の 교수의 profesoriaus, dėstytojo profesora-; pasniedzēja- macam profesor professoraal professoral, professor- profesorski په لارښوونى پورى اړوند مقام professoral pro­atomic number 26­soral профессорский profesorský profesorski profesorski professors- ตำแหน่งศาสตราจารย์ profesöre ait 教授似的 професорський پرفيسري سے متعلق thuộc giáo sư 教授似的,学者派头的

proˈfessorship substantive

the postal service of a professor. professorskap أُسْتاذِيَّه професура cátedra profesura dice Professur professorat καθηγητική έδρα cátedra professuur کرسی استادی professuuri chaire מִשרַת פְּרוֹפסוֹר प्राध्यापकी egyetemi tanszék jabatan profesor prófessorsstaða (cattedra universitaria) 教授の職 교수의 직 profesoriaus vieta profesūra jawatan profesor professoraat professorstilling, professorat profesura د استادى څوكى cátedra catedră; profesorat профессорство profesúra profesura profesorski položaj professur ตำแหน่งศาสตราจารย์ profesörlük 教授職位 професорство پرفيسر کا عہدہ chức giáo sư 教授职位

Kernerman English language Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 1000 Dictionaries Ltd.

professor

أُسْتَاذ جَامِعِي profesor professor Professor καθηγητής profesor professori professeur d'université profesor professore 教授 교수 professor professor profesor catedrático профессор professor ศาสตราจารย์ profesör giáo sư 教授

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