as in dean
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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David Schwartz was a talented photographer and emeritus economics professor for thirty-five years at Albright College who also taught Latin American studies courses and was a foreign-student advisor.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Harold, an English professor and the protagonist of Jordan Castro’s new novel, Muscle Man, would certainly agree.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
WalletHub What To Know Lisa Servon, a professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, told Newsweek that in the four states with the highest credit card debt housing costs were probably a factor.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Rivkees is a pediatrician and a professor at Brown University.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Harold, an English professor and the protagonist of Jordan Castro’s new novel, Muscle Man, would certainly agree.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
WalletHub What To Know Lisa Servon, a professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, told Newsweek that in the four states with the highest credit card debt housing costs were probably a factor.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Rivkees is a pediatrician and a professor at Brown University.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for professor
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News reports chronicle backlash against a MSNBC analyst, a Middle Tennessee State University assistant dean of students, a University of Mississippi employee and a communications coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The professor promptly lost her job, and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the head of the English department were both removed from their positions.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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This includes reducing the documentation burden for doctors and cutting different types of paperwork that nurses have to do.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Abnormal liver function tests, otherwise known as LFTs, can prompt your doctor to check your liver more carefully.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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