Professor meaning of word

Professor

Albert Einstein as a professor
Occupation
Names	Professor
Occupation type	Education, research, teaching
Activity sectors	Academics
Description
Competencies	Academic knowledge, research, writing journal articles or book chapters, teaching
Education required	Master’s degree, doctoral degree (e.g., PhD), professional degree, or other terminal degree
Fields of employment	Academics
Related jobs	Teacher, lecturer, reader, researcher

Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.^[1]) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a «person who professes.» Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank.^[1]

In most systems of academic ranks, «professor» as an unqualified title refers only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as «full professor.«^[2][3] In some countries and institutions, the word «professor» is also used in titles of lower ranks such as associate professor and assistant professor; this is particularly the case in the United States, where the unqualified word is also used colloquially to refer to associate and assistant professors as well, and often to instructors or lecturers.^[4]

Professors often conduct original research and commonly teach undergraduate, professional, or postgraduate courses in their fields of expertise. In universities with graduate schools, professors may mentor and supervise graduate students conducting research for a thesis or dissertation. In many universities, full professors take on senior managerial roles such as leading departments, research teams and institutes, and filling roles such as president, principal or vice-chancellor.^[5] The role of professor may be more public-facing than that of more junior staff, and professors are expected to be national or international leaders in their field of expertise.^[5]

Etymology[edit]

The term professor was first used in the late 14th century to mean ‘one who teaches a branch of knowledge’.^[1] The word comes «…from Old French professeur (14c.) and directly from [the] Latin professor[, for] ‘person who professes to be an expert in some art or science; teacher of highest rank‘«; the Latin term came from the «…agent noun from profiteri ‘lay claim to, declare openly’.» As a title that is «prefixed to a name, it dates from 1706». The «[s]hort form prof is recorded from 1838». The term professor is also used with a different meaning: «[o]ne professing religion. This canting use of the word comes down from the Elizabethan period, but is obsolete in England.»^[1]

Description[edit]

A professor is an accomplished and recognized academic. In most Commonwealth nations, as well as northern Europe, the title professor is the highest academic rank at a university. In the United States and Canada, the title of professor applies to most post-doctoral academics, so a larger percentage are thus designated. In these areas, professors are scholars with doctorate degrees (typically PhD degrees) or equivalent qualifications who teach in colleges and universities. An emeritus professor is a title given to selected retired professors with whom the university wishes to continue to be associated due to their stature and ongoing research. Emeritus professors do not receive a salary, but they are often given office or lab space, and use of libraries, labs, and so on.^{[citation needed]}

The term professor is also used in the titles assistant professor and associate professor,^[7] which are not considered professor-level positions in all European countries. In Australia, the title associate professor is used in place of the term reader as used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries; ranking above senior lecturer and below full professor.^[8]

Beyond holding the proper academic title, universities in many countries also give notable artists, athletes and foreign dignitaries the title honorary professor, even if these persons do not have the academic qualifications typically necessary for professorship and they do not take up professorial duties. However, such «professors» usually do not undertake academic work for the granting institution. In general, the title of professor is strictly used for academic positions rather than for those holding it on honorary basis.

Tasks[edit]

Professors are qualified experts in their field who generally perform some or all the following tasks:^[9][10]

• Managing teaching, research, and publications in their departments (in countries where a professor is head of a department);
• Presenting lectures and seminars in their specialties (i.e., they «profess»);
• Performing, leading and publishing advanced original research in peer reviewed journals in their fields;
• Providing community service, including consulting functions (such as advising government and nonprofit organizations) or providing expert commentary on TV or radio news or public affairs programs;
• Mentoring graduate students in their academic training;
• Mentoring more junior academic staff;
• Conducting administrative or managerial functions, usually at a high level (e.g. deans, heads of departments, research centers, etc.); and
• Assessing students in their fields of expertise (e.g., through grading examinations or viva voce defenses).

Other roles of professorial tasks depend on the institution, its legacy, protocols, place (country), and time. For example, professors at research-oriented universities in North America and, generally, at European universities, are promoted primarily on the basis of research achievements and external grant-raising success.

Around the world[edit]

Many colleges and universities and other institutions of higher learning throughout the world follow a similar hierarchical ranking structure amongst scholars in academia; the list above provides details.

Salary[edit]

A professor typically earns a base salary and a range of employee benefits. In addition, a professor who undertakes additional roles in their institution (e.g., department chair, dean, head of graduate studies, etc.) earns additional income. Some professors also earn additional income by moonlighting in other jobs, such as consulting, publishing academic or popular press books, giving speeches, or coaching executives. Some fields (e.g., business and computer science) give professors more opportunities for outside work.

Germany and Switzerland[edit]

A report from 2005 by the «Deutscher Hochschulverband DHV»,^[11] a lobby group for German professors, the salary of professors, the annual salary of a German professor is €46,680 in group «W2» (mid-level) and €56,683 in group «W3» (the highest level), without performance-related bonuses. The anticipated average earnings with performance-related bonuses for a German professor is €71,500. The anticipated average earnings of a professor working in Switzerland vary for example between 158,953 CHF (€102,729) to 232,073 CHF (€149,985) at the University of Zurich and 187,937 CHF (€121,461) to 247,280 CHF (€159,774) at the ETH Zurich; the regulations are different depending on the Cantons of Switzerland.

Saudi Arabia[edit]

According to The Ministry of Civil Service, the salary of a professor in any public university is 344,497.5 SAR, or US$91,866.^{[citation needed]}

Spain[edit]

The salaries of civil servant professors in Spain are fixed on a nationwide basis, but there are some bonuses related to performance and seniority and a number of bonuses granted by the Autonomous Regional governments. These bonuses include three-year premiums (Spanish: trienios, according to seniority), five-year premiums (quinquenios, according to compliance with teaching criteria set by the university) and six-year premiums (sexenios, according to compliance with research criteria laid down by the national government). These salary bonuses are relatively small. Nevertheless, the total number of sexenios is a prerequisite for being a member of different committees.

The importance of these sexenios as a prestige factor in the university was enhanced by legislation in 2001 (LOU). Some indicative numbers can be interesting, in spite of the variance in the data. We report net monthly payments (after taxes and social security fees), without bonuses: Ayudante, €1,200; Ayudante Doctor, €1,400; Contratado Doctor; €1,800; Professor Titular, €2,000; Catedrático, €2,400. There are a total of 14 payments per year, including 2 extra payments in July and December (but for less than a normal monthly payment).

Netherlands[edit]

In 2007 the Dutch social fund for the academic sector SoFoKleS^[12] commissioned a comparative study of the wage structure of academic professions in the Netherlands in relation to that of other countries. Among the countries reviewed are the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden and the Netherlands. To improve comparability, adjustments have been made to correct for purchasing power and taxes. Because of differences between institutions in the US and UK these countries have two listings of which one denotes the salary in top-tier institutions (based on the Shanghai-ranking).

Italy[edit]

As late as 2021, in the Italian universities there are about 18 thousand Assistant Professors, 23 thousand Associate Professors, and 14 thousand Full Professors. The role of «professore a contratto» (the equivalent of an «adjunct professor»), a non-tenured position which does not require a PhD nor any habilitation, is paid at the end of the academic year nearly €3000 for the entire academic year,^[13] without salary during the academic year.^[14] There are about 28 thousand «Professori a contratto» in Italy, .^[15] Associate Professors have a gross salary in between 52.937,59 and 96.186,12 euros per year, Full Professors have a gross salary in between 75.431,76 and 131.674 Euros per year, and adjunct professors of around 3,000 euros per year.^[16]

United States[edit]

Professors in the United States commonly occupy any of several positions in academia. In the U.S., the word «professor» informally refers collectively to the academic ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor. This usage differs from the predominant usage of the word professor internationally, where the unqualified word professor only refers to «full professors.» The majority of university lecturers and instructors in the United States, as of 2015, do not occupy these tenure-track ranks, but are part-time adjuncts.^[17]

Table of wages[edit]

The table below shows the final reference wages (per year) expressed in net amounts of Dutch Euros in 2014. (i.e., converted into Dutch purchasing power).^[18]

NL comparison, 2014, net salaries, in NL purchasing power

Country	Assistant professor	Associate professor	Full professor
United States	€46,475	€52,367	€77,061
United States – top universities	€59,310	€68,429	€103,666
United Kingdom	€36,436	€44,952	€60,478
United Kingdom – top universities	€39,855	€45,235	€84,894
Germany	€33,182	€42,124	€47,894
France	€24,686	€30,088	€38,247
Netherlands	€34,671	€42,062	€50,847
Switzerland	€78,396	€89,951	€101,493
Belgium	€32,540	€37,429	€42,535
Sweden	€30,005	€35,783	€42,357
Norway	€34,947	€37,500	€45,113

Research professor[edit]

In a number of countries, the title «research professor» refers to a professor who is exclusively or mainly engaged in research, and who has few or no teaching obligations. For example, the title is used in this sense in the United Kingdom (where it is known as a research professor at some universities and professorial research fellow at some other institutions) and in northern Europe. A research professor is usually the most senior rank of a research-focused career pathway in those countries and is regarded as equal to the ordinary full professor rank. Most often they are permanent employees, and the position is often held by particularly distinguished scholars; thus the position is often seen as more prestigious than an ordinary full professorship. The title is used in a somewhat similar sense in the United States, with the exception that research professors in the United States are often not permanent employees and often must fund their salary from external sources,^[19] which is usually not the case elsewhere.

In fiction[edit]

Traditional fictional portrayals of professors, in accordance with a stereotype, are shy, absent-minded individuals often lost in thought. In many cases, fictional professors are socially or physically awkward. Examples include the 1961 film The Absent-Minded Professor or Professor Calculus of The Adventures of Tintin stories. Professors have also been portrayed as being misguided into an evil pathway, such as Professor Metz, who helped Bond villain Blofeld in the film Diamonds Are Forever; or simply evil, like Professor Moriarty, archenemy of British detective Sherlock Holmes. The modern animated series Futurama has Professor Hubert Farnsworth, a typical absent-minded but genius-level professor. A related stereotype is the mad scientist.

Vladimir Nabokov, author and professor of English at Cornell, frequently used professors as the protagonists in his novels. Professor Henry Higgins is a main character in George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. In the Harry Potter series, set at the wizard school Hogwarts, the teachers are known as professors, many of whom play important roles, notably Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape. In the board game Cluedo, Professor Plum has been depicted as an absent-minded academic. Christopher Lloyd played Plum’s film counterpart, a psychologist who had an affair with one of his patients.

Since the 1980s and 1990s, various stereotypes were re-evaluated, including professors. Writers began to depict professors as just normal human beings and might be quite well-rounded in abilities, excelling both in intelligence and in physical skills. An example of a fictional professor not depicted as shy or absent-minded is Indiana Jones, a professor as well as an archeologist-adventurer, who is skilled at both scholarship and fighting. The popularity of the Indiana Jones movie franchise had a significant impact on the previous stereotype, and created a new archetype which is both deeply knowledgeable and physically capable.^{[citation needed]} The character generally referred to simply as the Professor on the television sit com series, Gilligan’s Island, although described alternatively as a high-school science teacher or research scientist, is depicted as a sensible advisor, a clever inventor, and a helpful friend to his fellow castaways. John Houseman’s portrayal of law school professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr., in The Paper Chase (1973) remains the epitome of the strict, authoritarian professor who demands perfection from students. Annalise Keating (played by Viola Davis) from the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) legal drama mystery television series How to Get Away with Murder is a law professor at the fictional Middleton University.^[20] Early in the series, Annalise is a self-sufficient and confident woman, respected for being a great law professor and a great lawyer, feared and admired by her students,^[21] whose image breaks down as the series progresses.^[22] Sandra Oh stars as an English professor, Ji-Yoon Kim, recently promoted to the role of department chair in the 2021 Netflix series, The Chair. The series includes her character’s negotiation of liberal arts campus politics, in particular issues of racism, sexism, and social mores.^[23]

Mysterious, older men with magical powers (and unclear academic standing) are sometimes given the title of «Professor» in literature and theater. Notable examples include Professor Marvel in The Wizard of Oz^[24] and Professor Drosselmeyer (as he is sometimes known) from the ballet The Nutcracker. Also, the magician played by Christian Bale in the film, The Prestige,^[25] adopts ‘The Professor’ as his stage name. A variation of this type of non-academic professor is the «crackpot inventor», as portrayed by Professor Potts in the film version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or the Jerry Lewis-inspired Professor Frink character on The Simpsons. Other professors of this type are the thoughtful and kind Professor Digory Kirke of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia.

Non-academic usage[edit]

The title has been used by comedians, such as «Professor» Irwin Corey and Soupy Sales in his role as «The Big Professor». In the past, pianists in saloons and other rough environments have been called «professor».^[26] The puppeteer of a Punch and Judy show is also traditionally known as «Professor».^[27] Aside from such examples in the performing arts, one apparently novel example is known where the title of professor has latterly been applied to a college appointee with an explicitly «non-academic role», which seems to be primarily linked to claims of «strategic importance».^[28]

See also[edit]

• Academic discipline
• Adjunct professor
• Sacrae Theologiae Professor (S.T.P.) – degree now awarded as S.T.D. or Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)
• Emeritus
• Habilitation
• Scholarly method
• School and university in literature

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROFESSOR

From Medieval Latin: one who has made his profession in a religious order, from Latin: a public teacher.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROFESSOR

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFESSOR

Professor is a noun.

WHAT DOES PROFESSOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of professor in the English dictionary

The first definition of professor in the dictionary is the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college; a holder of a university chair. Other definition of professor is a person who claims skill and instructs others in some sport, occupation, etc. Professor is also a person who professes his opinions, beliefs, etc.

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• professour (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈfɛsə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)

Noun[edit]

professor (plural professors)

1. The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as «full professor.»

   Synonyms: prof, Prof.

   • 2014 November 22, Michel Clasquin-Johnson, “What is the difference between a research professor and a professor”, in Quora‎^[1]:

     Professor is what you become after teaching for twenty to thirty years.

2. (US, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
3. (archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
   • 1897, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Introduction, p. v:

     This period in which Abraham the Jew lived was one in which Magic was almost universally believed in, and in which its Professors were held in honour;

4. (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 415:

     You could hear […] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.

5. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

• → Niuean: palōfesa

Translations[edit]

Azerbaijani[edit]

Other scripts

Cyrillic	профессор
Perso-Arabic	پروفئسسور‎

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; ultimately from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

professor (definite accusative professoru, plural professorlar)

1. professor

Declension[edit]

Declension of professor
	singular	plural
nominative	professor	professorlar
definite accusative	professoru	professorları
dative	professora	professorlara
locative	professorda	professorlarda
ablative	professordan	professorlardan
definite genitive	professorun	professorların

Possessive forms of professor
	nominative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	professorum	professorlarım
sənin (“your”)	professorun	professorların
onun (“his/her/its”)	professoru	professorları
bizim (“our”)	professorumuz	professorlarımız
sizin (“your”)	professorunuz	professorlarınız
onların (“their”)	professoru or professorları	professorları
	accusative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	professorumu	professorlarımı
sənin (“your”)	professorunu	professorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	professorunu	professorlarını
bizim (“our”)	professorumuzu	professorlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	professorunuzu	professorlarınızı
onların (“their”)	professorunu or professorlarını	professorlarını
	dative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	professoruma	professorlarıma
sənin (“your”)	professoruna	professorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	professoruna	professorlarına
bizim (“our”)	professorumuza	professorlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	professorunuza	professorlarınıza
onların (“their”)	professoruna or professorlarına	professorlarına
	locative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	professorumda	professorlarımda
sənin (“your”)	professorunda	professorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	professorunda	professorlarında
bizim (“our”)	professorumuzda	professorlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	professorunuzda	professorlarınızda
onların (“their”)	professorunda or professorlarında	professorlarında
	ablative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	professorumdan	professorlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	professorundan	professorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	professorundan	professorlarından
bizim (“our”)	professorumuzdan	professorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	professorunuzdan	professorlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	professorundan or professorlarından	professorlarından
	genitive
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	professorumun	professorlarımın
sənin (“your”)	professorunun	professorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	professorunun	professorlarının
bizim (“our”)	professorumuzun	professorlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	professorunuzun	professorlarınızın
onların (“their”)	professorunun or professorlarının	professorlarının

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin professor.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pɾo.fəˈso/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pɾu.fəˈso/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾo.feˈsoɾ/

Noun[edit]

professor m (plural professors, feminine professora)

1. professor
2. teacher

   Synonyms: mestre, ensenyant

Derived terms[edit]

• professorat

[edit]

• professar
• professió

Further reading[edit]

• “professor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “professor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “professor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “professor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

professor c (singular definite professoren, plural indefinite professorer)

1. professor

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• “professor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch professoor, from Latin professor.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˌproːˈfɛ.sɔr/
• Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

Noun[edit]

professor m (plural professoren or professors, diminutive professortje n)

1. professor

Synonyms[edit]

• hoogleraar

Derived terms[edit]

• professoraal
• professoraat
• professorschap

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From professus, from profiteor.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈfes.sor/, [prɔˈfɛs̠ːɔr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈfes.sor/, [proˈfɛsːor]

Noun[edit]

professor m (genitive professōris, feminine profestrīx); third declension

1. teacher, professor

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	professor	professōrēs
Genitive	professōris	professōrum
Dative	professōrī	professōribus
Accusative	professōrem	professōrēs
Ablative	professōre	professōribus
Vocative	professor	professōrēs

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

• “professor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• professor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin professor.

Noun[edit]

professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorer, definite plural professorene)

1. professor, the highest academic rank at a university

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• “professor” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “professor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin professor.

Noun[edit]

professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorar, definite plural professorane)

1. professor, the highest academic rank at a university

[edit]

• professorat

References[edit]

• “professor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin professor.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

professor m (plural professors, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

1. teacher (person teaches professionally)

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin professor.

Pronunciation[edit]

• Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

Noun[edit]

professor m (plural professores, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

1. teacher (person teaches professionally)

   Synonyms: docente (chiefly in academic contexts), mestre (dated), educador (has an affectionate or poetic undertone)

2. (Brazil, soccer, slang) coach

   Synonym: treinador

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:professor.

Derived terms[edit]

• professorzinho (diminutive), professorinho (diminutive) (dated)
• professorzão (augmentative)
• professorado
• professorar

[edit]

• professo
• professar

Descendants[edit]

• Kabuverdianu: profesor

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

professor c (feminine: professorska (dated))

1. professor;^[1] the highest academic rank at a university

Declension[edit]

Declension of professor
	Singular	Plural
Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	professor	professorn	professorer	professorerna
Genitive	professors	professorns	professorers	professorernas

Derived terms[edit]

• forskningsprofessor
• adjungerad professor
• biträdande professor
• hedersprofessor
• gästprofessor
• profession
• professor emeritus
• professorstjänst
• professur

See also[edit]

• högskoleadjunkt
• högskolelektor
• lektor
• adjunkt

References[edit]

Uzbek[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic	профессор (professor)‍
Latin	professor‍
Perso-Arabic

Noun[edit]

professor (plural professorlar)

1. professor

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.

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[Middle English professour, from Old French professeur, from Latin professor, from professus, past participle of profitērī, to profess; see profess.]

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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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

professor

(prəˈfɛsə)

n

1. (Education) the principal lecturer or teacher in a field of learning at a university or college; a holder of a university chair

3. a person who claims skill and instructs others in some sport, occupation, etc

4. a person who professes his opinions, beliefs, etc

[C14: from Medieval Latin: one who has made his profession in a religious order, from Latin: a public teacher; see profess]

professorial adj

ˌprofesˈsorially adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pro•fes•sor

(prəˈfɛs ər)

n.

1. a college or university teacher of the highest academic rank in a particular field.

2. any teacher who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.

3. a teacher.

4. an instructor in some art or skilled sport.

5. a person who professes his or her sentiments, beliefs, etc.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin]

pro•fes′sor•ate, pro•fes•so•ri•ate (ˌproʊ fəˈsɔr i ɪt, -ˈsoʊr-, ˌprɒf ə-) n.

pro`fes•so′ri•al, adj.

pro•fes′sor•ship`, n.

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professor

– teacher

1. ‘professor’

In a British university, a professor is the most senior teacher in a department.

Professor Cole is giving a lecture today.

She was professor of English at Strathclyde University.

In an American or Canadian university or college, a professor is a senior teacher. He or she is not necessarily the most senior teacher in a department.

He’s a physics professor at Harvard.

My professor allowed me to retake the test.

2. ‘teacher’

Don’t use ‘professor’ to refer to a person who teaches at a school or similar institution. Use teacher.

I’m a qualified French teacher.

The teacher set us some homework.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

professor

A teacher at a college or university, especially the most senior in a particular field.

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Translations

профессор, преподаватель, исповедующий

существительное ↓

Словосочетания

a professor of medieval history — профессор истории Средних веков  
the stereotype of the absentminded professor — стереотип рассеянного профессора  
the professor’s accessibility to all students — доступность профессора для всех студентов  
former University professor — бывший преподаватель университета  
professor of sociology, sociology professor — преподаватель социологии  
a promotion to the rank of professor — присвоение звания профессора  
to appoint smb. professor of the university — назначить кого-л. профессором университета  
to study under a well-known professor — заниматься под руководством знаменитого профессора  
the Emeritus Professor of Biology — почетный профессор биологии (в отставке)  
assistant professor амер. — старший преподаватель  
associate professor — амер. адъюнкт-профессор  
professor of economics — профессор экономики  

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noun
ед. ч.(singular): professor
мн. ч.(plural): professors