Meaning

6 senses
  1. The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.

  2. (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

  3. (US, slang)A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.

  4. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

  5. (archaic)One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.

    Bekenner, Bekennerin

  6. (obsolete)A practitioner, one who (publicly) practises or teaches an art or skill.

Examples

504 sentences
  1. The professor treated her as one of his students.

    Вчитель ставився до неї, як до своїх учнів. — aandrusiak

    ruПрофессор относился к ней, как к своим ученикам. — fjay69

    deDer Professor behandelte sie wie eine seiner Studenten. — Kuraimegami

  2. I am a professor.

    Я вчитель. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ профессор. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin Professor. — Esperantostern

  3. Both Tom and Mary are professors.

    Том та Мері обоє викладачі. — deniko

  4. I'm a professor.

    Я вчитель. — aandrusiak

    deIch bin Professor. — Esperantostern

  5. Tom doesn't look like a professor.

    deTom sieht nicht wie ein Professor aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university:
Русский
higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university:
Deutsch
higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university:
one who professes (a faith or religion):

Origin

From Middle English professor, professour, from Anglo-Norman proffessur and its etymon Lat

From 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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