профессор — meaning in English
professor
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English meaning
- academician noun A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
- professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
Senses
профессор is used for these senses in English:
- academician (now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]
- professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
academician — full definition
- noun A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
- noun A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
professor — full definition
- noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
- noun Someone who openly declares or teaches a belief, skill, or art.
- noun A humorous or mocking title for someone who acts like an expert or is unusually obsessive about a subject.