professor
noun
pro·fes·sor
prə-ˈfe-sər 
1
: one that professes, avows, or declares
2
a
: a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of higher education
b
: a teacher at a university, college, or sometimes secondary school
c
: one that teaches or professes special knowledge of an art, sport, or occupation requiring skill
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Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Some big-name actors have been rumored to be in consideration for the roles of various professors at Hogwarts — such as Snape, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid and Dumbledore.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The summit is one of the first steps in figuring out how to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, says Campbell Harvey, a professor of finance at Duke University.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Jack Cutmore-Scott co-starred as Freddy, with Nicholas Lyndhurst as Frasier’s pal and fellow professor Alan, Toks Olagundoye as department head Olivia, Jess Salgueiro as Freddy’s friend and roommate Eve and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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professor
noun
pro·fes·sor
prə-ˈfes-ər
: a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
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