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professor

Pronunciation: /prəˈfɛsə/
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Definition of professor

noun

  • 1 (North American also full professor) a university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair: [as title]:Professor Goodwin a professor of Art History
  • 2North American a university teacher.
  • 3a person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something:the professors of true religion

Derivatives

professorate

noun

professorial

adjective

professorially

adverb

professoriate

noun

professorship

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- 'declared publicly', from the verb profiteri (see profess)

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Remember that professor has one f and a double s; the ending is -or.

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Definition of professor in the US English dictionary
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