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Synonyms of professor
a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
- a professor of chemistry
- Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for professor
- educationist
- [chiefly British],
- educator,
- instructor,
- pedagogue
- (also pedagog),
- preceptor,
- schoolteacher
- headmistress,
- instructress,
- mistress
- [chiefly British],
- schoolmarm
- (or schoolma'am),
- schoolmistress
- intern
- (also interne),
- practice teacher,
- reader,
- student teacher
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The first known use of professor was in the 14th century
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