Definition of professor Professor

/pɹʌfɛˈsɚ/ - [prufeser] - pro•fes•sor

We found 12 definitions of professor from 6 different sources.

What does professor mean?

Noun Plural: professors
professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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		academic, faculty member, academician an educator who works at a college or university
		faculty, staff one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
		assistant professor a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor
		associate professor a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
		full professor a professor of the highest rank
		regius professor holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron

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professor (Noun)
A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.
professor (Noun)
A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof..
professor (Noun)
An honorific title for a higher ranking teacher.
professor (Noun)
One who professes.
professor (Noun)
A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
professor (Noun)
The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

professor (n.)
One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church.
professor (n.)
One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or branch of learning; especially, an officer in a university, college, or other seminary, whose business it is to read lectures, or instruct students, in a particular branch of learning; as a professor of theology, of botany, of mathematics, or of political economy.

A professor is a person who teaches at a college or university. A professor is someone who also studies subjects and helps to discover new ideas. This is called doing research.