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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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Elorian’s other co-founders are Yinfei Yang, who worked on AI research efforts at both Google and Apple, and Seth Neel, a former Harvard professor who researched data and artificial intelligence.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
On the 542nd Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams chat with Lee Biggerstaff, a finance professor at Miami University in Ohio, about his research into the golfing habits of company executives.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
To identify books and compile the list, The Times surveyed more than 200 luminaries in the book and journalism worlds, including prize-winning authors, Man Booker Prize judges, Ivy League professors, literary agents and journalists, along with several zealous book clubs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professor. Accessed 12 Apr. 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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