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professor

noun

Definition of professor

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 Scott Warren is a professor of practice at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. — Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 This is someone who tried to get professors like my father fired — as an undergrad! — Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Alex Susskind, a Cornell University professor who studies restaurant operations and hospitality technology, sees the logic. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Together these projects were the foundation for my promotion to full professor in May 2010. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for professor

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In addition, pharmaceutical advertising or education aimed at doctors may also increase inappropriate prescribing, probably increases the number of prescriptions written, and may increase the costs of prescriptions.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Instinct handled a few other tasks well, like emailing my eye doctor’s office to set up an appointment and doing the digital paperwork to start an Ikea return.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

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Luis Antonio Tagle, 69, a Filipino cardinal, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the new dean of the College of Cardinals, elevating his profile as a papal contender in the process.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The dean of students said her office was investigating fraternities over allegations of physical assault, hazing and drug use.

— Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

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