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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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
My father taught in the sociology department, and many professors, some of them well known, lived in our neighborhood.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Jeffrey Grynaviski, a political science professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, said Whitmer’s posture is hardly unusual and that most prospective presidential candidates don’t make their intentions fully known until after the midterm elections.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
In fact, research on whether ‘flatter’ organizations perform better than ‘taller’ ones is mixed, says Clifford Oswick, professor of organization theory at Bayes Business School.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 May 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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