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

Cuban schools lack teachers A widespread lack of professors prompted the government to send more than 3,000 teachers from Cuba’s eastern provinces to schools in Havana as teacher coverage fell to 73% across the island. — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The opportunity to learn from professionals in the field about working on engines and also learning from Miami-Dade College professors has been a huge benefit, said Rangel, the auto tech. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

The institutions that hired the professors celebrated the move in a series of statements. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Academic interest in the time tax has exploded, with Moynihan, Herd, Barnes, and other professors examining its cancerous effect on American life. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Imperial Business School has already created digital twins of professors, while Georgia Tech has deployed AI teaching assistant Jill Watson across large online classes. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

While professors advocating for the return of the SAT say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

In light of this, professors must face the new challenge of determining whether any likelihood detected by the watermark constitutes cheating, or if there is a threshold for acceptable use. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026