professor

noun

pro·​fes·​sor prə-ˈfe-sər 

1

: one that professes, avows, or declares

2

a

: a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of higher education

b

: a teacher at a university, college, or sometimes secondary school

c

: one that teaches or professes special knowledge of an art, sport, or occupation requiring skill

professorship

prə-ˈfe-sər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of professor in a Sentence

Professor Williams will be teaching the class.

Recent Examples on the Web

But that kind of information retrieval is supposed to be Google’s core business, said computer scientist Chirag Shah, a professor at the University of Washington who has cautioned against the push toward turning search over to AI language models. —Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024

In hopes of recapturing momentum, the party faces something of a strategic tightrope, said Benjamin Höhne, a professor at Chemnitz University of Technology. —Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 1 June 2024

Betsy Ginsberg, a professor at Cardozo Law, told ABC News. —Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 1 June 2024

Retinoids can aggravate skin, so the centella asiatica helps decrease or prevent skin irritation, Mona Gohara, MD, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine, told Health. —Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing professor

• assistant professor
• associate professor
• regius professor

Kids Definition

professor

noun

pro·​fes·​sor prə-ˈfes-ər 

: a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university

professorial

ˌprō-fə-ˈsōr-ē-əl 

ˌpräf-ə-

-ˈsȯr-

adjective

professorially

-ē-ə-lē 

adverb