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
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Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The series follows Charles (Ted Danson) a retired professor of engineering whose wife has passed away, and who now lives in relative isolation, sending newspaper clippings to his daughter via snail-mail and going on long, wistful walks by himself.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Read More: The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself
Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, says this kind of care can be invaluable for patients and the system at large.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead the country increasingly uses coal plants as backup when solar or wind plants aren't working, or when there is less hydropower available because of droughts, says Jeremy Wallace, professor of China studies at Johns Hopkins University.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professor. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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