professor
The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institutionThe most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
» The professor treated her as one of his students.
Der Professor behandelte sie wie eine seiner Studenten.
Профессор относился к ней, как к своим ученикам.
Вчитель ставився до неї, як до своїх учнів.
Meaning
6 sensesThe most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
(Philippines, US, informal)A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
Professor, Professorin, Professorsgattin
профе́ссорproféssor, профе́ссоршаproféssorša
профе́сорprofésor
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
(US, slang)A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.
(archaic)One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
Bekenner, Bekennerin
(obsolete)A practitioner, one who (publicly) practises or teaches an art or skill.
Examples
504 sentencesThe professor treated her as one of his students.
Вчитель ставився до неї, як до своїх учнів.
ruПрофессор относился к ней, как к своим ученикам.
deDer Professor behandelte sie wie eine seiner Studenten.
I am a professor.
Я вчитель.
ruЯ профессор.
deIch bin Professor.
Both Tom and Mary are professors.
Том та Мері обоє викладачі.
I'm a professor.
Я вчитель.
deIch bin Professor.
Tom doesn't look like a professor.
deTom sieht nicht wie ein Professor aus.
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
From Middle English professor, professour, from Anglo-Norman proffessur and its etymon LatFrom Middle English professor, professour, from Anglo-Norman proffessur and its etymon Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”). By surface analysis, profess + -or.
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Forms
plural: professorsSynonyms
2 synonyms- someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university:prof
Word family
32 related wordsCollocations
7 patterns- is a professor
- a college professor
- professor at harvard
- college professor
- a university professor
- a professor at
- university professor