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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Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
This week came new criticism after the Times/Herald revealed Uthmeier had secured a $100,000 salary for a two-hour-a-week teaching gig at UF’s law school, vastly more than an adjunct professor typically makes.
—Dan Sullivan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
This week came new criticism after the Herald/Times revealed Uthmeier had secured a $100,000 salary for a two-hour-a-week teaching gig at UF’s law school, vastly more than an adjunct professor typically makes.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Calling these early moments of the bit act-outs don’t quite do them justice, as Fleming throws himself into the performance with an uninhibited ferocity that would make his college professors proud.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
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Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
This week came new criticism after the Times/Herald revealed Uthmeier had secured a $100,000 salary for a two-hour-a-week teaching gig at UF’s law school, vastly more than an adjunct professor typically makes.
—Dan Sullivan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
This week came new criticism after the Herald/Times revealed Uthmeier had secured a $100,000 salary for a two-hour-a-week teaching gig at UF’s law school, vastly more than an adjunct professor typically makes.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Calling these early moments of the bit act-outs don’t quite do them justice, as Fleming throws himself into the performance with an uninhibited ferocity that would make his college professors proud.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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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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