Synonyms of professor

professor

noun

as in doctor

a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university

a professor of chemistry

Professor Williams will be teaching the class.

Related Words

• doctor
• dean
• master
• prof
• don
• instructor
• coach
• educator
• mistress
• schoolteacher
• rector
• docent
• headmaster
• pedagogue
• tutor
• lecturer
• schoolmaster
• reader
• preceptor
• educationist
• guide
• mentor
• trainer
• regius professor
• headmistress
• schoolmarm
• guru
• schoolmistress
• preparer
• instructress
• academician
• preacher
• academe
• pedant
• student teacher
• academic
• tutoress
• drillmaster
• inculcator
• intern
• catechist
• governess
• didact
• practice teacher
• homeschooler
• moralizer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of professor

Today Green, 38, is a film professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu and teaches at The Los Angeles Film School. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Vazquez Ciarrocchi credits Penn State entomology professor Michael Wolfin and his students with helping the farm discover a solution. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Photography is more than a means of expression for Tyler Hewitt, a longtime professor at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Across the country, local governments have taken a wide range of approaches to regulating data centers, said Dave Owen, a professor at UC Law San Francisco, specializing in environmental law. — Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026