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pro·fes·sor    Audio Help   [pruh-fes-er] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
2.any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
3.a teacher.
4.an instructor in some art or skilled sport: a professor of singing; a professor of boxing.
5.a person who professes his or her sentiments, beliefs, etc.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < ML prōfessor one who has taken the vows of a religious order, L: a public lecturer, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + -fet-, comb. form of fatérī to acknowledge, declare + -tor -tor, with tt > ss]

—Related forms
pro·fes·so·ri·al    Audio Help   [proh-fuh-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-, prof-uh-] Pronunciation Key, adjective
pro·fes·so·ri·al·ism, noun
pro·fes·so·ri·al·ly, adverb
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Main Entry:  professor
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  don, educator, instructor, lecturer, teacher, tutor
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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