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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Steven Hahn, a history professor at New York University, noted the trial is likely to bring out allegations of behavior by Trump that don't look very good to most people.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Suzanne Leonard is a professor of race, gender and sexuality studies at Simmons University in Boston.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Christopher Monroe is a professor of ECE and physics at Duke University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
—Jungsang Kim, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Controversy erupted after video was shared online of Chemerinsky and his wife, law professor Catherine Fisk, confronting a Muslim law student, Malak Afaneh, who disrupted an event on Tuesday in their back yard to make a pro-Palestinian speech.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Project coordinator Julie Adams, an Oregon State robotics professor, said swarm commanders in the exercise managed to choreograph up to 133 ground and air vehicles at a time.
—Frank Bajak, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
The biggest predictor of whether someone has friends of a different race is the diversity of their schools, said Grace Kao, a professor of sociology at Yale University who has studied interracial friendships.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
When weighing recession risks, Thomas Herndon, a professor of economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, doesn’t take much long-term solace in the growing sophistication of big business.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Northern Kentucky University professor Chris Curran said her environmental toxicology students are investigating residents’ concerns, including testing soil and water for toxic metals.
—The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Suzanne Leonard is a professor of race, gender and sexuality studies at Simmons University in Boston.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Christopher Monroe is a professor of ECE and physics at Duke University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
—Jungsang Kim, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Controversy erupted after video was shared online of Chemerinsky and his wife, law professor Catherine Fisk, confronting a Muslim law student, Malak Afaneh, who disrupted an event on Tuesday in their back yard to make a pro-Palestinian speech.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Project coordinator Julie Adams, an Oregon State robotics professor, said swarm commanders in the exercise managed to choreograph up to 133 ground and air vehicles at a time.
—Frank Bajak, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
The biggest predictor of whether someone has friends of a different race is the diversity of their schools, said Grace Kao, a professor of sociology at Yale University who has studied interracial friendships.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
When weighing recession risks, Thomas Herndon, a professor of economics at John Jay College of the City University of New York, doesn’t take much long-term solace in the growing sophistication of big business.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Northern Kentucky University professor Chris Curran said her environmental toxicology students are investigating residents’ concerns, including testing soil and water for toxic metals.
—The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 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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