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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProfessor
/prəˈfɛs.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
"The professor delivered an engaging lecture on modern quantum mechanics." - 2
A person who affirms or professes a belief or faith.
"He was known as a steadfast professor of his moral convictions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'professor', meaning a person who professes public knowledge or a teacher of a highest rank in an academy or university. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring to one who took religious vows before expanding to academic contexts during the Renaissance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Professor" is said worldwide
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professeur
Transliteration: pʁɔ.fɛ.sœʁ
"Le professeur a corrigé tous les examens."
Professor
Transliteration: pʁo.fɛˈsoːɐ̯
"Der Professor hält eine Vorlesung über Geschichte."
professore
Transliteration: pro.fesˈso.re
"Il professore ha spiegato la lezione con chiarezza."
catedrático
Transliteration: ka.teˈðɾa.ti.ko
"El catedrático escribió un libro muy influyente."
catedrático
Transliteration: ka.teˈdɾa.ti.ku
"Ele se tornou catedrático da faculdade de direito."
प्रोफेसर
Transliteration: professor
"प्रोफेसर ने कक्षा में एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय पर चर्चा की।"
教授
Transliteration: jiào shòu
"这位教授在物理学领域很有名。"
교수
Transliteration: gyosu
"교수님께서 새 연구 결과를 발표하셨습니다."
教授
Transliteration: kyōju
"その教授は経済学の権威です。"
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