professor — meaning in English

English meaning

• professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
• teacher noun A person whose job is to help students learn, especially in a school.

Senses

professor is used for these senses in English:

• professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
• teacher A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

professor — full definition

1. noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
2. noun Someone who openly declares or teaches a belief, skill, or art.
3. noun A humorous or mocking title for someone who acts like an expert or is unusually obsessive about a subject.

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