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.
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Recent Examples of professor
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
The latter is a professor of Ancient Greece played by an actor of note, so he can’t be ruled out either.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
The suspect fled and later killed an MIT professor at his home in the Boston suburbs.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The professor further noted that voters retained alternatives, including writing in candidates or voting across party lines.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
The latter is a professor of Ancient Greece played by an actor of note, so he can’t be ruled out either.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
The suspect fled and later killed an MIT professor at his home in the Boston suburbs.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The professor further noted that voters retained alternatives, including writing in candidates or voting across party lines.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professor
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The next morning, doctors noted that his tongue had become swollen, DHS said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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While some doctors had already been recommending levels below 100 or 70 mg/dL for intermediate and high risk, respectively, the new recommendation to get LDL down to 55 mg/dL for people at very high risk is new and more aggressive.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Also, there are academic department consolidations under discussion with deans and faculty, the provost wrote.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Jason Harris, who serves as the associate dean for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at Purdue, stated that the experience provided by the Alpha-E equips students with the technical skills necessary for the evolving energy sector.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/professor. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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