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pro·fes·sor
(prə-fĕs′ər)n.
1.
a. A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
b. A teacher or instructor.
2. One who professes.
[Middle English professour, from Old French professeur, from Latin professor, from professus, past participle of profitērī, to profess; see profess.]
pro′fes·so′ri·al (prō′fĭ-sôr′ē-əl, prŏf′ĭ-) adj.
pro′fes·so′ri·al·ly adv.
pro·fes′sor·ship′ n.
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Adj. | 1. | professorial - relating to or characteristic of professors; "professorial demeanor" |
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Translations
أُسْتاذي
profesorský
professzoritanári
prófessors-; háskólakennara-
profesorský
profesöre ait
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professor
(prəˈfesə) noun (often abbreviated to Prof. when written).
1. a university teacher who is the head of a department. He is a professor of English at Leeds; Professor Jones.
2. (American) a university teacher.
ˌprofesˈsorial (profəˈsoː-) adjectiveproˈfessorship noun
the post of a professor.
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