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professor

See also: prófessor and Professor

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Etymology

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Derived from Anglo-Norman proffessur, from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”), from the past participle stem of profiteor (“profess”).

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professor (plural professors)

  2. The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
    Synonyms: prof, Prof.
    • 2014 November 22, Michel Clasquin-Johnson, “What is the difference between a research professor and a professor”, in Quora‎[1]:
      Professor is what you become after teaching for twenty to thirty years.
  3. (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
  4. (archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.
    • 1660, William Petty, Reflections upon some Persons and Things in Ireland, p. 170/1:
      As for Religion, I have not said, much lesse meant irreverently of it, or of the Professors thereof.
    • 1897, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (transl.) The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, Introduction, p. v:
      This period in which Abraham the Jew lived was one in which Magic was almost universally believed in, and in which its Professors were held in honour;
  5. (obsolete) A practitioner, one who (publically) practises or teaches an art or skill.
    • 1592, Robert Green, The Thirde & Last Part of Conny-catching, Bodleian Library (Malone 575), London: John Lane. Reprinted in 1923, Harrison, G. B. (ed.), The Bodley Head Quartos III, Plainstow, Great Britain: Curwen Press, p. 29
      Two young men of familiar acquaintance [...] were one euening at a common Inne of this town (as I haue heard) where the one of them shewed his skill on the Virginals, to the no little contentement of the hearers. Nowe as diuers guests of the house came into the room to listen, so among the rest entered an artificiall Conny-catcher, who as occasion serued, in the time of ceissing betweene the seueral toyes and fancies hee plaid: very much commended his cunning, quicke hand, and such qualities praiseworthy in such a professour.
  6. (US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 415:
      You could hear [...] pianos under the hands of whorehouse professors sounding like they came with keys between the keys.
  7. The puppeteer who performs a Punch and Judy show; a Punchman.

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Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic профессор
Abjad پروفئسسور

Etymology

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Internationalism; ultimately from Latin professor (“declarer, person who claims knowledge”).

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professor (definite accusative professoru, plural professorlar)

  1. professor

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    Declension of professor
singular plural
nominative professor
 professorlar
definite accusative professoru
 professorları
dative professora
 professorlara
locative professorda
 professorlarda
ablative professordan
 professorlardan
definite genitive professorun
 professorların
    Possessive forms of professor
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorum professorlarım
sənin (“your”) professorun professorların
onun (“his/her/its”) professoru professorları
bizim (“our”) professorumuz professorlarımız
sizin (“your”) professorunuz professorlarınız
onların (“their”) professoru or professorları professorları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumu professorlarımı
sənin (“your”) professorunu professorlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) professorunu professorlarını
bizim (“our”) professorumuzu professorlarımızı
sizin (“your”) professorunuzu professorlarınızı
onların (“their”) professorunu or professorlarını professorlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professoruma professorlarıma
sənin (“your”) professoruna professorlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) professoruna professorlarına
bizim (“our”) professorumuza professorlarımıza
sizin (“your”) professorunuza professorlarınıza
onların (“their”) professoruna or professorlarına professorlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumda professorlarımda
sənin (“your”) professorunda professorlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) professorunda professorlarında
bizim (“our”) professorumuzda professorlarımızda
sizin (“your”) professorunuzda professorlarınızda
onların (“their”) professorunda or professorlarında professorlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumdan professorlarımdan
sənin (“your”) professorundan professorlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) professorundan professorlarından
bizim (“our”) professorumuzdan professorlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) professorunuzdan professorlarınızdan
onların (“their”) professorundan or professorlarından professorlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) professorumun professorlarımın
sənin (“your”) professorunun professorlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) professorunun professorlarının
bizim (“our”) professorumuzun professorlarımızın
sizin (“your”) professorunuzun professorlarınızın
onların (“their”) professorunun or professorlarının professorlarının

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin professōrem.

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professor m (plural professors, feminine professora)

  1. professor
  2. teacher
    Synonyms: mestre, ensenyant
  3. (music) musician (in an orchestra)

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Danish

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professor c (singular definite professoren, plural indefinite professorer)

  1. professor

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Declension of professor
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gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative professor professoren professorer professorerne
genitive professors professorens professorers professorernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Dutch professoor, from Latin professor.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌproːˈfɛ.sɔr/
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  • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

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professor m (plural professoren or professors, diminutive professortje n)

  1. professor
    Dr. Van Der Meulen is een gerespecteerde professor aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. ― Dr. Van Der Meulen is a respected professor at Utrecht University.
    De professor heeft zijn nieuwste onderzoek gepubliceerd in een internationaal tijdschrift. ― The professor published his latest research in an international journal.
    De professor is gespecialiseerd in moleculaire biologie. ― The professor specializes in molecular biology.

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From professus, from profiteor.

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    professor m (genitive professōris, feminine profestrīx); third declension

    1. teacher, professor

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    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative professor professōrēs
    genitive professōris professōrum
    dative professōrī professōribus
    accusative professōrem professōrēs
    ablative professōre professōribus
    vocative professor professōrēs

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    • “professor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • professor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    Derived from Latin professor.

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    professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorer, definite plural professorene)

    1. professor (the highest academic rank at a university)

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    Derived from Latin professor.

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    professor m (definite singular professoren, indefinite plural professorar, definite plural professorane)

    1. professor (the highest academic rank at a university)
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    Occitan

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    Etymology

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    Derived from Latin professor.

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    professor m (plural professors, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

    1. teacher (a person who teaches professionally)

    Old Galician-Portuguese

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      Learned borrowing from Latin professor.

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      professor m (plural *professores)

      1. (hapax) teacher; professor
        • 1454, Michael de Villaboa, [Galicia Histórica]; republished as chapter 107, in Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, 1901–1903, page 469:
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          [Item que valla a clausula de payo que mandey screbir ao prior y maestro micael de villaboa payo romeu alfonsus frauli Rui de Santoeo e professor e prior fr.]
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      Etymology

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        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *per-
        Proto-Indo-European *pró
        Proto-Indo-European *pro-
        Proto-Italic *pro-
        Latin pro-
        Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
        Proto-Italic *fatēōr
        Latin fateor
        Latin profiteor
        Latin professus
        Proto-Indo-European *-tōrder.
        Latin -tor
        Old Galician-Portuguese professor
        Portuguese professor

        Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese professor, borrowed from Latin professor.

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        • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sor

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        professor m (plural professores, feminine professora, feminine plural professoras)

        1. teacher (a person who teaches professionally)
          Synonyms: docente (chiefly in academic contexts), mestre (dated), educador (has an affectionate or poetic undertone)
          • 2006, Sergio Lorenzato, Para aprender matematica, Autores Associados, →ISBN, page 19:
            O professor propõe a adição 8+5 e alguns alunos não conseguem efetuá-la; contudo, se ela for representada como 8 laranjas mais 15 laranjas, eles a executam com êxito.
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        2. (Brazil, soccer, slang) coach
          Synonym: treinador

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        professor c (feminine: professorska (dated))

        1. professor (the highest academic rank at a university);[1]

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        Declension of professor
        nominative genitive
        singular indefinite professor professors
        definite professorn professorns
        plural indefinite professorer professorers
        definite professorerna professorernas

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        1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

        Uzbek

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        Yangi Imlo
        Cyrillic профессор‍
        Latin professor‍
        Perso-Arabic
        (Afghanistan)

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        professor (plural professorlar)

        1. professor
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