absent-minded professor
absent-minded professor · absent-minded professors
zerstreuter Professor, zerstreute Professorin
A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to…A stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings.
Meaning
2 sensesA stereotypical fictional character whose focus on academic matters leads them to ignore or forget their surroundings.
zerstreuter Professor, zerstreute Professorin
(broadly)A person who tends to be oblivious to reality.
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