professor
[noun]
Synonyms: don (Brit.), fellow (Brit.), prof (informal)

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English Thesaurus: teacher, principal, tutor, lecturer, professor, ...

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pro‧fes‧sor S3 W3 /prəˈfesə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

1. British English a teacher of the highest rank in a university department:
Professor Barclay
professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc
She’s been named the professor of English.

2. American English a teacher at a university or college:
Ted’s a college professor.
biology/history/French etc professor
Who’s your chemistry professor? ⇒ assistant professor, associate professor

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professor
noun
ADJ. distinguished, eminent | college, university | assistant, associate | emeritus | visiting I spent six months as a visiting professor at Brown University.
history, law, etc. | absent-minded, mad He fitted perfectly the stereotype of the absent-minded professor.
PREP. ~ of an eminent professor of English
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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professor
noun
BAD: He has applied for a job as a professor in a language school.
GOOD: He has applied for a job as a teacher in a language school.

Usage Note:
In Britain a professor is the most senior teacher in a university: 'My professor was the famous historian A.J.P. Taylor.'
In the United States a professor is any university teacher who has a second degree.

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teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school:
a high school teacher
principal (also headteacher British English) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college:
The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.
tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university:
They hired a tutor to help him with his English.
Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.
lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college:
University lecturers aren’t very well paid.
professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department:
She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.
instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving:
He works as a ski instructor in the winter.
a driving instructor
coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport:
a professional tennis coach
educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education:
Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.
trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job:
a teacher trainer
Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.
governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times:
As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.
teach to give lessons in a school, college, or university:
I taught for a year in France.
He teaches physics at York University.
lecture to teach in a college or university by giving talks to groups of students on a subject:
He lectures in engineering at a local college.
instruct formal to teach someone how to do something, especially a particular practical skill:
He was instructing them how to use the computer system.
Staff are instructed in how to respond in the event of a fire.
train to teach a person or group of people in the particular skills or knowledge they need to do a job:
It will take at least a month to train the new assistant.
educate to teach someone over a long period, usually at school or university:
He was educated in England.
Her parents want to educate her at home.
show somebody the ropes informal to show someone how to do a job or task that they have just started doing:
Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions you may have.

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