professor

 
Pronunciation: /prəˈfɛsə/

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

Pronunciation: /prɒfɪˈsɔːrɪəl/
adjective

professorially

Pronunciation: /prɒfɪˈsɔːrɪəli/
adverb

professoriate

Pronunciation: /prɒfɪˈsɔːrɪət/
noun

professorship

noun

Origin:

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

Spelling help

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