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
Examples of professor in a Sentence
Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Meghan Keane, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Hanna, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, also knew that the model would raise some profound ethical questions.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Man and His Works A scientific, readable treatise on cultural anthropology, by a leading authority, professor at Northwestern.
—Melville J. Herskovits, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
But that didn't stop the U.S. Department of Labor last week from granting more than $200,000 to a Wayne State University professor's effort to improve mine worker safety from the threat of potentially deadly dust exposure.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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professor
noun
pro·fes·sor
prə-ˈfes-ər
: a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
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