prof

noun

Definition of profnext
as in professor

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  1. professor
  2. dean
  3. doctor
  4. instructor
Noun
  • Technological advances in steel production have made the work less labor intensive, reducing the need for employees, Katheryn Russ, an economics professor at the University of California, Davis, told ABC News.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • There's some evidence to support that, said Michael Alcazar, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of professor
Noun
  • Allegation #3: Former Penn admissions dean airs frustrations Monday’s court filing also says the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school in Philadelphia, gave the children of donors preferential treatment.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, CEOs and deans are letting right-wing activists bully them into junking the whole project.
    The Week UK, theweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of dean
Noun
  • Lula underwent surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage after the 79-year-old leader complained of headaches that doctors believed to be the result of a fall in a bathroom at his home in October.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Her doctor had found some medications that could reduce Watson's nerve pain, but Watson says her UnitedHealthcare Medicaid plan refused to cover the drugs.
    Stephanie Kelly and Julie Steenhuysen, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, clinical social worker and instructor at Northeastern University.
    Amy Morin, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructor
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