Synonyms of professors

professors

noun

plural of professor

as in doctors

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

• doctors
• deans
• masters
• dons
• profs
• instructors
• coaches
• educators
• mistresses
• schoolteachers
• pedagogues
• readers
• tutors
• docents
• preceptors
• rectors
• schoolmasters
• lecturers
• educationists
• headmasters
• mentors
• guides
• trainers
• academicians
• preparers
• regius professors
• gurus
• academics
• schoolmarms
• headmistresses
• schoolmistresses
• instructresses
• preachers
• pedants
• homeschoolers
• student teachers
• academes
• interns
• tutoresses
• practice teachers
• catechists
• governesses
• inculcators
• drillmasters
• didacts
• moralizers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of professors

So, when more than 3,000 of their professors — mostly math and science teachers — recently signed a letter calling for the return of the SAT, everyone took notice. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Ryan co-authored the study with Reid Weisbord and David Horton, law professors at Rutgers Law School and University of California, Davis, School of Law, respectively. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

These tests were in essay format and written and graded by professors. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

In fact, professors in the CLAS have been fired on post-tenure review. — Colleen Dulle, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

One internal survey of three hundred and sixty-seven professors found that half had preëmptively altered their courses. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Athletes do miss a lot of classes, which grates on professors. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

For months, a sizable group of University of California professors have been demanding the reinstatement of standardized test requirements in the undergraduate admissions policy. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Frankie may receive much of the attention on campus, but professors say the larger goal is to give students hands-on experience as cyberthreats evolve just as quickly as the technology used to fight them. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026