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

Some especially busy professors might publish a dozen or more studies a year. — Todd Wallack The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Young guys, students, professors, talking about the movie like in the old times. — Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

The Cornell president last month fielded questions from professors and other university employees at a senate meeting. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Karine Hassoun called on Egyptian painters, professors, and artisans for her eight-cabin dahabeah, Nile Divine, a celebration of contemporary Egyptian craft. — Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

While the raise has faced criticism, economists and public policy professors told The Baltimore Sun the pay raise is in line with similarly sized counties across Maryland and the country. — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Maybe our professors—maybe even Stockhausen himself—could see that James was approaching this heady territory in his own way. — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026

One of their music professors in college hosted a Thursday French press club and would bring a random brew to the group. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026