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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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
High dairy intake is also associated with adverse health effects including a higher risk of prostate cancer, Willett, who is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Geoffrey Propheter, a professor at the University of Colorado-Denver who studies sports and urban affairs, said the tensions between direct and representative democracy can create conflict for public officials who are weighing stadium-funding decisions.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Stacie Dusetzina, a health policy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, said that for people without insurance or those with high-deductible plans, TrumpRx could offer meaningful savings compared with list prices.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professor. Accessed 12 Jan. 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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