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Webster 1913 Edition

Professor

Pro-fess′or

,
Noun.
[L., a teacher, a public teacher: cf. F.
professeur
. See
Profess
.]
1.
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.
“Professors of religion.”
Bacon.
2.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Professor

PROFESS'OR

,
Noun.
[L.] One who makes open declaration of his sentiments or opinions; particularly, 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.
1.
One that publicly teaches any science or branch of learning; particularly, an officer in a university, college or other seminary, whose business is to read lectures or instruct students in a particular branch of learning; as a professor of theology or mathematics.

Definition 2024

Professor

Professor

See also: professor and prófessor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Professor ‎(uncountable)

  1. The title for someone who holds the professor job.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʀoˈfɛsoːɐ̯]

Noun

Professor m ‎(genitive Professors, plural Professoren, diminutive Professorchen n or Professorlein n, feminine Professorin)

  1. professor

professor

professor

See also: prófessor and Professor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

professor ‎(plural professors)

  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. An honorific title for a higher-ranking teacher. (Capitalised)
    Professor Plum or Prof. Plum.
  4. (archaic) One who professes.
    • 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;
  5. (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
    • 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.
  6. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

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Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin professor.

Noun

professor m ‎(plural professors, feminine professora)

  1. professor
  2. teacher

Synonyms

Related terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

Noun

professor m ‎(plural professoren or professors, diminutive professortje n)

  1. professor

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

From prōfessus, from prōfiteor.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈfes.sor/, [prɔˈfɛs.sɔr]

Noun

professor m ‎(genitive professōris); third declension

  1. teacher, professor

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative professor professōrēs
genitive professōris professōrum
dative professōrī professōribus
accusative professōrem professōrēs
ablative professōre professōribus
vocative professor professōrēs

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

professor m ‎(definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorer, definite plural professorene)

  1. professor

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

professor m ‎(definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorar, definite plural professorane)

  1. professor

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin professor.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾufɨˈsoɾ/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

Noun

professor m (plural professores, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

  1. teacher
  2. professor (higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member)
  3. (Brazil, pro football, slang) coach

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:professor.

Descendants

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

professor c (feminine: professorska (dated))

  1. professor;[1] the highest ranking position as a university teacher

Declension

Inflection of professor 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative professor professorn professorer professorerna
Genitive professors professorns professorers professorernas

Derived terms

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) ISBN 978-913832379-3

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor ‎(“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor ‎(“profess”).

Pronunciation

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