Professor

Etymology
From proffessur:, from  professor:, from the past participle stem of profiteor:.

Noun

 * 1) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
 * 2) A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof.
 * 3)  One who professes.
 * 4) * 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;
 * 1) 🇺🇸 A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
 * 2) * 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.

Synonyms

 * prof

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: професор
 * Catalan: professor, professora
 * Chinese: 老师 (lǎoshī), 教授 (jiàoshòu)
 * Croatian:, profesorica
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Professor, Professorin
 * Greek: (kathigitís)
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, háskólakennari
 * Interlingua: professor
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 教授 (きょうじゅ, kyōju), 先生 (せんせい, sensei)
 * Korean: 교수 (gyosu)


 * Latin:
 * Lithuanian: mokytojas, dėstytojas
 * Macedonian:, професорка
 * Pashto:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: profesor, profesoară
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: profesor, profesorica
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, lärarinna, , , föreläsare
 * Turkish: ,
 * Volapük: profäsoran,  hiprofäsoran,  jiprofäsoran

Derived terms

 * associate professor
 * assistant professor
 * adjunct professor
 * professorial
 * professoriate
 * professorship

Noun

 * 1) professor

Synonyms

 * hoogleraar

Noun

 * 1) teacher, professor

Noun
professor (feminine: professora)


 * 1) teacher.
 * 2) professor (higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member).

Noun

 * 1) a professor; the highest ranking position as a university teacher

Derived terms

 * adjungerad professor
 * biträdande professor
 * hedersprofessor
 * gästprofessor
 * profession
 * professor emeritus
 * professorstjänst
 * professur